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It featured exclusive interviews with Women, Family and Community Development Minister Nancy Shukri, former deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Ramkarpal Singh, academicians and civil society representatives,
“MWGF: The Review” set out to assess Malaysia’s progress since the pandemic in advancing the rights of its women and girls.
The show was divided into a series of boardroom-style interviews with guest panellists covering three main areas of discussion - economic empowerment of women, legislating gender equality and comprehensive sexuality education (CSE), gender norms and awareness.
Its main objective was to examine progressive policy actions taken since the first annual Malaysia Women and Girls Forum was launched in 2020, while also highlighting existing economic, social and legal gaps that continue to keep Malaysia’s women and girls from achieving their full potential.
As highlighted by the guest speakers, over the...
