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Abdullah: Gender discriminatory regulations to be re-studied |
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Tuesday, 26 August 2008 08:44am |
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JOHOR BARU: Laws and regulations that are gender discriminatory will be reviewed
to ensure fairness, said Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
The Prime Minister said unlike in the past, women now held key positions not
only in the Government but also in the private sector.
“If there is any sort of discrimination, this is due to certain laws which need
to be reviewed,” he said.
He added that the laws needed to be reviewed by the Women, Family and Community
Development Ministry.
“We want women to be successful and have never practised policies which prevent
them from moving up the ranks,” he said in his speech during the launch of the
national-level Women’s Day celebrations at the Persada Convention Centre.
Abdullah said the Government was supportive of efforts and initiatives to
strengthen the family institution.
He paid tribute to women who excelled in their respective
fields, naming Bank Negara Governor Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz and Securities
Commission chairman Datuk Zarinah Anwar.
Abdullah also announced an RM10mil incentive to enhance the implementation of
the “Home Managers” training programme, Women, Family and Community Development
Minister Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen said the programme was aimed at creating
professional housekeepers, who would be able to handle simple chores such as
making beds and taking phone calls to more complex tasks like caring for
children and the elderly.
“We will now start working on the curriculum and hope to begin the programme by
the end of the year. We are looking for anyone who loves to do housework,” she
said, adding that the one to two-week long free training would be outsourced.
Dr Ng said she would propose a monthly wage of RM800 to RM1,000, but stressed
that the house managers should not be likened to domestic servants.
“There are many women who are working outside and need help,” she said, adding
that this would also allow more women to enter the workplace.
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