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LETTER | Student welfare should be taken seriously by NUTP A - LETTER | The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG), Bulan Sisters and Pertubuhan Pembangunan Kendiri Wanita dan Gadis (WOMEN:girls) would like to address justifications that were given by the secretary-general of the National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP), Harry Tan, on Astro Awani’s 'Consider This' programme on May 5 for the union’s opposition to the National School Walkout Day (NSWD). Firstly, Tan noted that NSWD was being unfair to all 450,000 teachers nationally by projecting the image of teachers “lurk...

Thursday, 06 May 2021 11:26 AM MYT BY ASHMAN ADAM The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality said that MoE has the responsibility to ensure quality education in a safe environment of learning. — Picture by Miera Zulyana Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — A coalition of women’s rights organisations is urging the Ministry of Education (MoE) to be more transparent in its investigation into period spot checks and sexual harassment in schools. In a statement to the press, the Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) sa...

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Published on: Wednesday, February 10, 2021 By: The Star Text Size: Kota Kinabalu: Sabah’s unique constitutional provision to allow the appointment of six nominated State Assembly seats could be used to boost women’s representation in government, a non-governmental organisation said. The Sabah Women’s Action Resource Group (Sawo) said it was unacceptable that only seven of 73 elected representatives in the current State Assembly are women. It suggested that the State Government convert the current nominated seats into women-only “top-up” additions. ADVERTISEMENT “If fewer than 18 w...