{"id":17584,"date":"2020-11-19T11:36:38","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T03:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/?p=17584"},"modified":"2020-11-19T11:41:39","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T03:41:39","slug":"dap-sabah-calls-upon-state-government-to-empower-women-in-all-sectors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/dap-sabah-calls-upon-state-government-to-empower-women-in-all-sectors\/","title":{"rendered":"DAP Sabah calls upon state government to empower women in all sectors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jannie.l-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jannie.l-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jannie.l-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jannie.l-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jannie.l-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jannie.l-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jannie.l-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jannie.l-960x960.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jannie.l.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sabah DAP Wanita Chief and ADUN for Kapayan, Jannie Lasimbang urges the Sabah state government to involve and empower women in all sectors, including in decision-making and policymaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jannie said that the state government must make genuine effort to hit the target of appointing 30% women at the various levels and sectors of government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She emphasised that women\u2019s participation in policymaking and decision-making matters as they can drive the development and advancement of a country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEven so, Sabah is yet to achieve this&nbsp;national and international target.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, the Sabah government can take the first step by appointing capable women as customary leaders, JPKK, Chinese Community Leaders, and JKDB to fulfil this&nbsp;quota.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further, Jannie also revealed that in the written answer to her question addressed to the Sabah Chief Minister&nbsp;&#8211; only one woman, Datuk Amisah Yassin,&nbsp;had&nbsp;been appointed into the Sabah State Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This decision has disappointed many women organisations and activists who have been appealing&nbsp;to the Chief Minister to appoint at least two women ADUNs,&nbsp;since only 9.5% of elected ADUNs in Sabah are women.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sabah DAP Wanita Chief and ADUN for Kapayan, Jannie Lasimbang urges the Sabah state government to involve and empower women in all sectors, including in decision-making and policymaking. Jannie said that the state government must make genuine effort to hit the target of appointing 30% women at the various levels and sectors of government. 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