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Democracy Academy of Malaysia* and Sisters in Islam cordially invite you to join the following webinar :
The ‘Rape Joke’ – Are we anywhere nearer to gender equality?
Date : Thursday, 6 May 2021
Time : 8:30 pm via Zoom and facebook live
Panel speakers :
Ivy Josiah, former Executive Director of Women’s Aid Organisation
Rozana Mohd Isa, Executive Director, Sisters in Islam
Yuenmei Wong, Gender Equality Consultant
Moderator : Koong Hui Yein
In April 2021, a secondary school student Ain Husniza complained about her teacher’s rape joke. The reactions to it – from her classmates right up to the Deputy IGP – show that a culture of toxic masculinity is present in Malaysian society. Many people in authority treat violence against women in the classroom as usual and trivial.
These incidences in the educational arena are an insult to the constitutional equality protected by the supreme law and give a staggering picture of gender inequality in Malaysia. Indeed Malaysia still does not have an effective sexual harassment law to protect women and men from unwanted harassment.
Therefore, it is the purpose of this public forum to analyze the root causes of the culture of toxic masculinity. The speakers will contribute ideas on addressing structural factors and moving towards substantive gender equality in the country.
The public forum is organized by Democracy Academy of Malaysia and Sisters in Islam.
*Democracy Academy of Malaysia is the educational platform of Teoh Beng Hock Trust for Democracy