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Good Governance and Gender Equality a Two-Day Conference Looks at Where We Are in the Struggle for Gender Justice by Francis Loh For Justice, Freedom & Solidarity PP3739/12/2010(025927) ISSN 0127 - 5127 RM4.00 2010:Vol.30No.7 EmpoweringEmpowering WomenWomenWomen Addressing the gender gap Aliran Monthly : Vol.30(7) Page 1 COVER STORY Good governance and gender equality A two-day conference looks at where we are in the struggle for gender justice by Francis Loh YB Lydia Ong Dr Lesley Clark ongratulations to the CCC Good Governance and CC Gender Equality Society, Penang (3Gs Society) for two days of excellent presenta- tions and stimulating discus- sions! The ‘Gender Mainstrea- ming: Justice for All’ Conference held in Penang on 31 July and 1 August 2010 drew almost 200 participants from all races and ages. Although a majority of par- Dr Khoo Hoon Eng Dr Rashidah ticipants were women, consider- able numbers of men were present. The participants were welcomed by the chair, YB Lydia Ong, the Penang State Government Exco member in charge of Youth and Sports, Women, Family and Com- munity Development, whose of- fice was sponsoring this impor- tant event. In her short message, Lydia expressed her delight at the Dato' Latifah Merican Dr Cecilia Ng turnout and called upon all present to step forward to push for good governance and gender mainstreaming in Malaysia, par- ticularly in Penang. She reminded all that we had a long way to go since she was the sole woman member of the Penang State Exco, and that there were only three women out of 42 Penang State Assembly members. Aliran Monthly : Vol.30(7) Page 2 EDITOR'S NOTE This issue focuses on women, the gender gap and the quest for gender equality. Francis Loh reports on a CONTENTS landmark conference in Penang on ‘Gender mainstreaming: Justice for all’. COVER STORY ••• Good Governance And Gender Gender equality is about both women and men. It is EqualityEqualityEquality 222 not a women’s agenda but a social justice agenda, EqualityEquality 22 says Chong Eng, adding that political solutions are ••• Political Solutions To The Gender needed to narrow the gender gap. Prema Devaraj GapGapGap 777 warns that gender mainstreaming alone will not bring ••• What Are We Mainstreaming Into? 121212 about gender equality as oppression manifests itself ••• Comprehensive Policy, Action in many ways. Gender equality has to be in the larger Plan Needed 121212 context of justice for all. FEATURES At the end of the conference, a declaration calling for ••• From Esplanade To Jelutong 191919 a comprehensive policy and action plan on gender ••• The Speech That Wasn't Delivered 212121 was presented to the Penang Chief Minister. ••• Are The Police Sabotanging the BN?232323 ••• When Parliament Killed Our The 50th anniversary of the enactment of the ISA on 1 Democracy 252525 August was observed in dramatic fashion with Abol- ••• The Man Who Fought For Justice 272727 ish ISA vigils in major cities across the country. Anil ••• Women Judges And Sharia 303030 Netto reports on an impromptu vigil near the Jelu- ••• Public Intellectuals Or Policy tong police station after police blocked a gathering at Architects?Architects?Architects? 323232 the Esplanade. The lop-sided nature of the face off is ••• Candles & T-shirts Vs Batons & reflected in Prema Devaraj’s poem, which contrasts GunsGunsGuns 404040 the baton-toting police with the candle-bearing pro- testers. Poor P Ramakrishnan never got to deliver his REGULARS address; so we are now carrying it here in full. Rama ••• Current Concerns 343434 can’t help wondering if the police are sabotaging the ••• Thinking Allowed 383838 BN by blocking such vigils – which only erodes pub- lic support for the government. OTHERSOTHERSOTHERS The legendary D R Seenivasagam foresaw the repres- ••• Subscription Form 181818 sive nature of the ISA back in 1960, recalls Tan Pek Leng. Who was this courageous politician? Andrew Lin provides a fascinating impression of the little- Published by known ‘man who fought for justice’. Persatuan Aliran Kesedaran Negara (ALIRAN)(ALIRAN)(ALIRAN) 103, Medan Penaga, 11600 Jelutong, Aliran is an organisation for ‘social democratic reform’. We advocate freedom, justice and Penang, Malaysia. solidarity; comment critically on social issues, offer Tel: (04) 658 5251 Fax: (04) 658 5197 analysis and alternative ideas keeping in mind Email (Letters to Editor): the national and global picture based on universal [email protected] human rights and spiritual values. We are listed on the roster of the Economic and Social Council of Email (General): [email protected] the United Nations. Founded in 1977, Aliran Homepage : http://www.aliran.com welcomes all Malaysians above 21 to be members. Contact the Hon. Secretary or visit our webpage. Printed by Konway Industries Sdn. Bhd. Plot 78, Lebuhraya Kampung Jawa, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang Aliran Monthly : Vol.30(7) Page 3 Keynote addresses how women were always at the women in political decision-mak- short end of the stick each time ing in post-conflict Rwanda, Two keynote addresses followed. conflict occurred. Women were Mozambique, Angola, Nepal, The first was by YB Chong Eng, the ultimate victims and suffer Timor-Leste and Guatemala. the Member of Parliament for rape and other forms of sexual vio- Bukit Mertajam and Conference lence too. Significantly, whereas Favourite daughters Organising Chairperson. The ad- men always started conflicts, dress was a useful introduction women often played key roles in We are so used to hearing the term to the notion of gender helping to end the conflicts. ‘favourite sons’ that the term mainstreaming and an overview ‘favourite daughters’ sounds odd. of how others elsewhere have Yet, the specific problems and In fact, there have been outstand- ushered in gender mainstreaming needs of women and girls had not ing women who have scaled the via, among others, incor- heights of achievement in porating ‘gender quotas’ spite of gender discrimina- into the selection of candi- tion and the patriarchal dates for elections and en- structure of our societies. hancing the electability of Present at the 3Gs Confer- women via introducing ence were some of Penang’s the gender factor into pro- ‘favourite daughters’. portional representation Apart from those men- electoral systems. tioned earlier, also present were Dato Latifah Merican, No doubt, some might Dr Khoo Hoon Eng amd comment that these meth- Datin Dr Rashidah Shuib. ods of gender main- streaming might not re- Latifah Merican, a Convent flect the wishes of the so- Pulau Tikus ‘old girl’ who ciety at large. Chong Eng, is currently Advisor to the however, asserted that if Office of the Chairman, Se- we do not resort to these curities Commission Ma- ‘short cuts’ to achieve gen- laysia, had previously der mainstreaming, served in a top position in women’s representation the World Bank in Wash- in political decision mak- ington. On this occasion, ing will remain poor. Con- she shared her ideas on sequently, gender equality ‘Engendering the will remain a low priority Economy: Opportunities in other realms too. and Challenges’. Her dis- (Chong Eng’s address is carried been given adequate attention in cussant was Prof Cecilia Ng, Pro- in this issue of the Aliran Monthly). post-conflict scenarios. It was in fessor of Gender Studies in recognition of such neglect of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), The second keynote was by Ms women’s needs that the UN de- who happened to be her former Judy Cheng, Assistant Secretary- partment that she now heads has classmate. Apparently, these two General for Peace Building Sup- given new attention to women’s ‘old girls’ from Convent Pulau port in the United Nations. Judy participation in economic recov- Tikus have been debating on how has spent almost 30 years serving ery, in rebuilding social support to enhance the role of women in in the UN and is now the highest- institutions, and in political deci- Malaysian society for several de- ranking Malaysian in the UN, re- sion-making. She supported cades. porting directly to the Secretary- Chong Eng’s call for introducing General. Judy shared with the gender quotas, which she showed Dr Khoo Hoon Eng, now in the participants her observations of had facilitated the participation of National University of Singapore, Aliran Monthly : Vol.30(7) Page 4 was previously the Rector of the Asian University for Women About 3Gs (AUW) in Bangladesh. How many of us have heard of this new uni- The Good Governance and Gender Equality Society, Penang versity, let alone that a Penangite, (Persatuan Untuk Tadbir Urus Baik dan Kesaksamaan Gen- a Convent Green Lane ‘old girl’, der, Pulau Pinang) or 3Gs was established in December had played a critical role in 2009 with the objective of promoting good governance and launching this important initia- substantive equality between men and women at all levels tive in Bangladesh?! Also a top of society. scientist, this former CEO of AUW shared with us about ‘Women’s It also intends to work towards the eradication of discrimi- Leadership and Good Gover- nation against women, by empowering women and through nance’. Drawing upon her rich genuine partnership with men, to ensure women’s full and experience in university adminis- equitable participation in all sectors of society. tration, teaching and research, she summed up her presentation on In line with the National Policy on Women and the call of the need for women in leadership the State Government towards Competency, Accountabil- positions thus: ‘Changing who de- ity and Transparency, the society networks and engages cides, changes what is decided!’. with relevant government authorities as well as other indi- viduals, organisations and agencies, nationally and inter- Her discussants were Ms Ramlah nationally, with similar goals. Bee Bte Asiahoo and Ms Lim Kah Cheng, two Councillors from the An important part of our governing ethics is to recognise, Penang Municipal Council. respect and embrace diversity within our multi-ethnic and Whereas Ramlah is a politician, multi-cultural society.
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