Scrapping women’s wings could sideline women further, says MCA leader

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MCA deputy secretary-general Pamela Yong says ‘there are unconscious biases that need to be addressed before we can expect true equality’.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/03/20/scrapping-womens-wings-could-sideline-women-further-says-mca-leader/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTNews #WomansWings #MCA #PoliticalParties.

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00:00An MCA leader has warned that abolishing women's wings in political parties without addressing

00:07systemic biases could further marginalise women in leadership roles.

00:12MCA Deputy Secretary-General Pamela Yong said the idea was bold but premature, citing deeply

00:19entrenched patriarchal mindsets among Malaysian politicians.

00:23Yong, who once contested for the party vice-presidency, said she was pressured by both male and female

00:30members to run for Wanita Chief, reflecting a mentality that limits women's political roles.

00:37Her comments follow lawyer-turned-activist Ambika Srinivasan's call to scrap women's

00:42wings in political parties, arguing that true gender equality required integrating women

00:47into mainstream leadership instead of confining them to a separate structure.

00:53Political analyst Shaza Shukri of the International Islamic University Malaysia

00:57said the MOOC would face resistance from political parties seeking to maintain familiar structures.

01:04Shaza also said there was a lack of political will to implement such a drastic shift,

01:09adding that, aside from the political ambitious, many women are comfortable

01:14just running the women's wing due to low confidence levels.

01:18Meanwhile, Ong Bee Leng, Chief Executive of the Penang Women's Development Corporation,

01:23said a legally-mandated 30% quota was necessary as Malaysia currently lacks a legal framework

01:30that ensures adequate political representation for women.

01:34However, Shaza cautioned that while quotas could increase female representation,

01:39they might also lead to token appointments.

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