Datuk Rosnah binti Haji Abdul Rashid Shirlin, a member of the Malaysian female parliamentarian delegation to the Women ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (WAIPA) meeting, has stressed the role of women in ASEAN development and called for more opportunities for women.
According to the Malaysian female parliamentarian, women should be given opportunities, more role and more places in terms of politics as well as decision-making as they are very progressive in each regional country.
“I would like to see that situation in ASEAN countries would change and more opportunities and power given to women in terms of decision-making,” she told reporters on the sidelines of the WAIPA meeting in Hanoi on September 20.
The role of women can be strengthened with the support by not only the women parliamentarians, but also the men, she added.
Datuk Rosnah binti Haji Abdul Rashid Shirlin was among 28 female parliamentarians from nine AIPA member delegations to attend the WAIPA meeting in Hanoi to discuss issues, focusing on improvement of social welfare and development for women and children, the role of women in economic recovery after financial crisis, women’s political participation and women's role in legislation.
She took this opportunity to congratulate Vietnam for its celebration of the millennium of Thang Long-Hanoi as well as its hosting of the 17 th ASEAN summit next month./.
According to the Malaysian female parliamentarian, women should be given opportunities, more role and more places in terms of politics as well as decision-making as they are very progressive in each regional country.
“I would like to see that situation in ASEAN countries would change and more opportunities and power given to women in terms of decision-making,” she told reporters on the sidelines of the WAIPA meeting in Hanoi on September 20.
The role of women can be strengthened with the support by not only the women parliamentarians, but also the men, she added.
Datuk Rosnah binti Haji Abdul Rashid Shirlin was among 28 female parliamentarians from nine AIPA member delegations to attend the WAIPA meeting in Hanoi to discuss issues, focusing on improvement of social welfare and development for women and children, the role of women in economic recovery after financial crisis, women’s political participation and women's role in legislation.
She took this opportunity to congratulate Vietnam for its celebration of the millennium of Thang Long-Hanoi as well as its hosting of the 17 th ASEAN summit next month./.
