Gender Discrimination Cases In Malaysia

Along with building a more equitable workforce bringing participation in the workforce by women closer to parity would have economic benefits.

Gender discrimination cases in malaysia. According to the women family and community development minister datuk rohani abdul karim the government is working to introduce a gender equality act to deal with discrimination against women at workplace and also looking to amend other existing laws such as the employment act the pensions act the penal code and the domestic violence act to accommodate the proposed gender equality law. Any kind such as race gender age language religion political or other opinion national or. Kuala lumpur nov 29 malaysia is one of two southeast asian countries that discriminate by gender in their citizenship laws the economist said in a report today. They also contribute about 32 to malaysia s gdp compared with 36 in asia pacific.

No discrimination on grounds of race descent place of birth or gender this challenge is illustrated in the case of noorfadilla bt ahmad saikin v chayed bin basirun ors 2012 1 mlj 832 where the court had to decide whether termination on the grounds of a person s pregnancy was an act of discrimination based on gender contrast with the position in the uk. The malaysia racial discrimination report 2015 aims to document current alarming trends. In malaysia women account for 38 of the workforce one percentage point higher than the 37 average in asia pacific. While the constitution guarantees that malaysian fathers can pass their nationality to children even to those born abroad mothers must apply for the same via a process that could leave foreign born children in limbo for years.

The list of cases presented is not exhaustive. Lesbian gay bisexual and transgender lgbt persons in malaysia face legal challenges not experienced by non lgbt residents sodomy is a crime in the country with laws strictly enforced and social attitudes towards the lgbt community are shaped by islam the official state religion of malaysia breaking the law is punishable by up to 20 years in prison and authorities will also bring the. The complainant had been forced to resign as a stewardess. Let s look at the gender gap report which first started in 2006 and look at how we fared in 2014.

According to the malaysia s obligation under the convention of the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women cedaw this case comprises of direct discrimination which uses pregnancy to stop women from working and indirect discrimination whereby men and women are not treated equally.