Family responsibilities keep women out of politics
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- A 2025/2026 survey identifies childcare and family responsibilities as major barriers to women’s participation in political leadership.
- Suluh Centre Executive Director Nadia Nazri says the burden can also limit women’s involvement in community and political leadership.
Responsibilities for caring for children and family are among the main obstacles restricting women’s participation in political leadership, according to the 2025/2026 Women’s Voice Survey.
Nadia Nazri, executive director of the Suluh Centre, said the burden could also limit the involvement of some women outside the labor force in community and political leadership.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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