Despite vocal support from the public, civil society, and almost all political parties for a minimum of 30% women’s representation in Dewan Rakyat, however only 14.8% of our Members of Parliament are women. WIll GE15 prove to be the turning point for gender equality and women’s representation in the country’s legislative bodies? On this episode of Consider This, Melisa Idris speaks to Associate Professor Dr Ummu Atiyah Ahmad Zakuan, Senior Lecturer at Universiti Utara Malaysia.
