Women in Malaysia receive support from the Malaysian government concerning their rights to advance, to make decisions, to health, education and social welfare, and to the removal of legal obstacles. The Malaysian government has ensured these factors through the establishment of Ministry of National Unity and Social … See moreMalaysia ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in August 1995 with reservations. … See moreIn 2006,an active campaigner for women's rights, described the status of Muslim women in Malaysia as similar to that of Black South Africans … See more• List of female cabinet ministers of Malaysia• Policewoman of Malaysia• Obedient Wives Club, first established in Malaysia See moreWomen in Malaysia have restrictions in marriage, although some of their rights are protected. Under the Islamic Family Law, the wife's maintenance by her husband is conditioned by her … See moreThe literacy rate is lower for females (90.7%) compared to males (95.4%)—estimates as of 2010, for population aged 15 and over. Malaysia, has, in recent years invested in the education of both sexes; and as a result, more girls are now … See more• Sisters in Islam• Women's Aid Organisation, NGO• All Women's Action Society, AWAM See more• Ahmad, Aminah. Women in Malaysia, Country Briefing Paper, December 1998, 81 pages• Azizah, Wan. Women in Politics: Reflections from Malaysia, Case Study, 2002, 5 pages See more

Women’s Rights The Cabinet announced in February plans to amend the Federal Constitution to grant Malaysian citizenship to children born overseas to Malaysian …

Globally, some progress on women’s rights has been achieved. In Malaysia, the adolescent birth rate is 8.8 per 1,000 women aged 15–19 as of 2018, down from 9.3 per 1,000 in …

GENEVA (5 September 2022) – UN experts* today denounced a recent court decision in Malaysia that denied women the same rights as men to automatically confer …

March 8, 2021. Gender equality is not only a basic human right, but is also critical in accelerating progress on sustainable development. The empowerment of women and …

They include the right to education, health care, freedom from violence and discrimination, political participation, and economic empowerment. Today we gather to commemorate …

Women’s Rights In August, the Court of Appeal overturned a 2021 High Court ruling that granted automatic entitlement to Malaysian citizenship to children born overseas to Malaysian mothers and ...

Six Malaysian women and the family support group Family Frontiers filed a legal suit in December 2020 against the decades-old law they called discriminatory. The …