Tasha Prabha
Tasha is an energetic feminist who is currently reading psychology at Taylor University. Tasha is driven by her strong passion to mark the world in her own unique style. Hailing from a family driven by girl-power, working in an all-women fitness studio was a natural choice when she became a Jazzercise coach. This and society-backed […]
Betty Yeoh
Betty Yeoh is one of the founding members of All Women’s Action Society (AWAM) in 1988. A past Vice-President of AWAM, she has remained as a member to this day. Betty is a key trainer/facilitator for AWAM, her main focus being on combating sexual harassment, especially at the workplace for corporate sectors, institutions of higher […]
Lochna Menon
Lochna understands that every person is on a personal quest towards making a meaningful existence. A strong believer that strength and power comes in many forms, Lochna is a passionate advocate for women’s human rights (WHR) and feminism. The lure in human rights and feminism, she says, lies in the idea of transformation. “Everyone has […]
Rabiatul (Ruby) Yusoff
Rabiatul Adawiyah Yusoff or Ruby, as she prefers to be called, has been involved in the women’s rights movement in Malaysia since her university years. Born and bred in a middle-class family in the northern state of Kelantan, she has been working as an educator in a private institution in Kuala Lumpur. A law graduate, she is […]
Christabel Mary Divya
Christabel Mary Divya, or Belle as she likes to called, is a strong advocate on women’s human rights (WHR) and feminism in Malaysia. Currently, Belle is completing her final year as a psychology student at the Herriot-Watt University. Formerly an intern-turned-member of AWAM, Belle has already been part of two trainings pertaining to gender-based violence […]
Gender Briefing for MPs
Date: 13 November 2019 The Ministry of Women (KPWKM) had organized a briefing for Senators and Members of Parliament (MPs) at the Parliament Building – at the behest of Women’s NGOs. AWAM thanks Deputy Minister YB Hannah Yeoh for taking the feedback and acting on it. The 1-hour session was conducted by Ministry Expert, Dr. […]
When Gender Diversity Makes Firms More Productive
Acknowledgements: This post is a reproduction of the original article posted on the Harvard Business Review on February 11, 2019, titled ‘Research: When Gender Diversity Makes Firms More Productive’. The link to the original article can be found here: https://hbr.org/2019/02/research-when-gender-diversity-makes-firms-more-productive The business world has long debated the effect of gender diversity on business outcomes. […]
Dr Subatra Jayaraj
Dr Subatra Jayaraj is a medical doctor with experience in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care in the Ministry of Health Malaysia. She has a Masters in International Development Studies, with her research focusing on Barriers to Maternal and Child Healthcare Access in migrant populations. She currently runs a primary care women’s clinic focusing on Sexual & Reproductive Health in Petaling […]
Lilian Kok
Ms. Lilian Kok currently is the program officer of All Women’s Action Society (AWAM). She implemented the Sexual Harassment program as strategized by AWAM, including arranging for training sessions, sourcing for new program partners, supervising and ensuring projects are carried out on as required by donors. To date, they are working on the Sexual Harassment […]
Nisha Sabanayagam
Nisha has been working with non-profits since 2008, starting off as a humanitarian aid worker with MERCY Malaysia, working on emergency and relief projects in various countries. She is experienced in training stakeholders of various levels, from local villagers to high ranking government officials with topics ranging from disaster and humanitarian aid response to monitoring […]
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