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Women’s Rights Must Be A Priority for the New Government

Abinaya Mohan, Advocacy Director, Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO)

06-Dec-22 14:00

Women’s Rights Must Be A Priority for the New Government

Despite decades of work and progress led by women’s rights activists in Malaysia, there remains much more to be done for us to achieve gender equality. With a new government in place, what do women’s rights organisations hope and want to see from Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s administration? We speak to Abinaya Mohan, advocacy director with the Women's Aid Organisation.


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Produced by: Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Dashran Yohan


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