1.

What is the name of your government’s authority or agency in charge of gender

equality, diversity, and inclusion?

The Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (Kementerian

Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat, abbreviated KPWKM), which is
headed by the Minister, Rina Harun.

2. Is there a strategy in place to implement and improve gender equality, diversity

and inclusion? If so, when was it established? Compare it to the European
examples (Netherlands and Scotland).

The strategies in place to implement and improve gender equality, diversity and
inclusion in Malaysia include amendments to the Article 8 (2) of the Federal
Constitution in 2001 to expressly prohibit discrimination on the ground of gender, the
enactment of The Employment Act 1955 (Revised in 1981, 1994 and 1998) which
regulates all labour relations, apply equally to men and women and equal right to
education, which is under the Article 12(1) Constitution of Malaysia that states that
there shall be no discrimination that there shall be no discrimination against any citizen
on the ground of religion, race, descent or place of birth. In European countries like
Netherlands, the General Equal Treatment Act (Algemene Wet op Gelijke Behandeling)
in 1994 is embedded. Among other things, this act makes it illegal for employers to
favour people on the basis of personal characteristics such as gender or sexual
preference.

3. Are there any laws, charters or policies created as a result of the strategy? How do
they influence or affect your organization?

The policies of National Gender Policy (NGP) of 2000 is created as a result of the
strategy. The first National Gender Policy was aimed at achieving full participation of
both women and men in the development process at all levels in order to ensure
sustainable development and attainment of equity and equality between sexes.