Democratising women
By Cecilia Ng
July 2010 STATES OF REFORM
“ Change” was the rallying cry in the last general elections which managed to excite voters throughout Northern Peninsular Malaysia. It led to a change in government in several states. One of the basic changes needed, and often more implied than expressed, is the betterment of the economic, social, legal and political situation of Malaysian women. “What has happened over the last two years”, is the question that Tricia Yeoh and Cecilia Ng ask in this article.Part of the excitement associated with the March...
Cecilia Ng
an independent researcher and women’s rights advocate, is currently a visiting professor at the Women’s Development Research Centre (KANITA), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang.
