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Sunday, March 17, 2013

Najib: We’ll continue to empower women


National aspirations cannot be achieved without the empowerment of women throughout the country, says the prime minister.
PUTRAJAYA: The government is committed to continue empowering women in the country towards ensuring their full potential can be realised and enhanced, said Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak.
He said the government not only recognised their importance but had included them in mainstream development and in transforming the country.
“In our history… in the struggle for independence… in our struggle after independence…in our struggle to achieve the nation’s vision…women played an important role towards achieving the aspirations and goals of the country.
“That is why we are gathered here today, to trigger waves among women, so that women come forward and in turn raise the spirit, that national aspirations cannot be achieved without the empowerment of women throughout the country,” he said when launching the 1 Million Women Purple Walk 2013, here .
Also present were the Prime Minister’s wife Rosmah Mansor, Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and wife Norainee Abdul Rahman, Home Minister Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, Information, Communications and Culture Minister Rais Yatim and Chief Secretary to the Government Ali Hamsa.
The prime minister said that as a result of the government’s efforts over the years, many successes had been achieved by women, for example in the field of education.
“In higher education centres, why is that 62 per cent of the enrolment comprise female students … this is due to their having the qualifications, “he said.
He also said that the government would continue with its policy of having 30 per cent of women employed at the decision-making level.
“Now 30 of the 62 High Court judges are women, of the secretaries-general in ministries, seven of them are women with the latest being in the Ministry of Health,” he said.
Najib also said he wanted government-linked companies (GLCs) and government-linked investment companies (GLICs) appoint at least one woman or more to their boards.
“The national transformation policy will not be achieved if women are not given equal opportunities, not empowered and included in the mainstream, not only at the highest level but also at the grassroots,” he said.
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