(Source: TheBorneoPost)
KOTA KINABALU: State Minister for Social Development and Consumer Affairs Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun wants Sabah women in the civil service, non-governmental organisations and politics to be given opportunities to attend international conferences.
During her visit to the United Nations in February, she observed that Sabah women were practically unrepresented.
“We need to have international exposure in order to progress. To achieve that, we must start at the state and national levels. The ministry will encourage them to participate regionally first”, she said after meeting with 50 top women managers and professionals at Wisma Wanita, here, today.
Azizah also urged all new state government buildings to provide nurseries to enable women civil officers to perform better with peace of mind, knowing their children were safe.
Qualified women officers should also be promoted on equal terms with other staff, she addded, as the state’s target of having 30 per cent women decision- makers is still low at 9.2 per cent.
But with commitment from the state leadership, she is confident it can be achieved in the next 10 years or by 2020 at the latest.
All issues raised at the meeting will be documented in a memorandum and presented to the state government soon. – Bernama
