Skip Main Navigation
Eventbrite
Browse Events
Organize an event
Organize
Help
Log InSign Up
Menu
Page Content
This event has ended.
More Women, Better Nation: Proposing Women-Only Additional Seats

May

20

More Women, Better Nation: Proposing Women-Only Additional Seats

by Penang Institute & UniKL

Actions and Detail Panel

Sales Ended

Date and time

Sat, May 20, 2017

10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Malaysia Time Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) Time

Location

University of Nottingham Teaching Centre

Level 2, Jalan Conlay

Kuala Lumpur 50450

Malaysia

View map

Description

Currently, there is an obvious gender gap in political representation. The ongoing debate on increasing the number of women representatives in our state and national legislatures was focused on changing the current First Past and Post (FPTP) to a more proportional electoral system (PR). Since the current federal government and the Elections Commission is unlikely to embark on such an electoral reform, the Penang Women’s Development Corporation (PWDC) and the Penang Institute aim to raise awareness on another possibility which may be implementable at the state level via the introduction of “Women-Only Additional Seats (WOAS)”.

WOAS is an innovative way of providing gender quota through the creation of "non-constituency seats" to be proportionally allocated after election to all parties, based on their vote shares. Through this initiative, specialized lawmakers from civil society will be provided a seat at the have the table. Such allocations also have the possibility to increase overall representation from minority groups.

In the long run, WOAS can pave the way for full-fledged switches to other electoral systems such as "Mixed Member Proportional" (MMP) in Germany and New Zealand, or the "Mixed Member Majoritarian" (MMM) in Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Both MMP and MMM also have "non-constituency seats" where gender and other quota can be easily introduced but voters will have two votes, one for their constituency representative as in our current system, and another vote for their preferred party.

Is Malaysia ready for such an electoral reform? Would WOAS reduce the gender gap in politics in Malaysia? Are such reforms constitutional? Come and join the discourse with us this 20th May (Saturday), from 10am at the University of Nottingham KL Teaching Campus.

Tags

  • Malaysia Events
  • Kuala Lumpur Events
  • Things to do in Kuala Lumpur
  • Kuala Lumpur Seminars
  • Kuala Lumpur Other Seminars
Event ended

More Women, Better Nation: Proposing Women-Only Additional Seats


Follow this organizer to stay informed on future events

Penang Institute & UniKL

Event creator

Events you might like

  • How  Emotional Intelligence Can Make You a Better Leader

    How Emotional Intelligence Can Make You a Better Leader
    How Emotional Intelligence Can Make You a Better Leader

    Today at 7:00 PM
    Inspire Coworking & Events Space • Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
    $6.41 - $11.25
  • 《通过ECF 股权众筹投资成为YC Bersatu 的股东》线下分享会

    《通过ECF 股权众筹投资成为YC Bersatu 的股东》线下分享会
    《通过ECF 股权众筹投资成为YC Bersatu 的股东》线下分享会

    Mon, Aug 29, 8:00 PM
    Great CFO, Level 7, 41 & 43 The Bouleavard Offices, The Mid Valley City • Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur
    Free
  • MINDSHOP™| Create Better Products by Design Thinking

    MINDSHOP™| Create Better Products by Design Thinking
    MINDSHOP™| Create Better Products by Design Thinking

    Today at 6:30 PM
    Mindshop Online Classroom • KUALA LUMPUR, .
    $49.99
  • MINDSHOP™| Create Better Products by Design Thinking

    MINDSHOP™| Create Better Products by Design Thinking
    MINDSHOP™| Create Better Products by Design Thinking

    Fri, Aug 26, 6:30 PM
    Your laptop • KUALA LUMPUR, .
    $37.70
  • MINDSHOP™| Create Better Products by Design Thinking

    MINDSHOP™| Create Better Products by Design Thinking
    MINDSHOP™| Create Better Products by Design Thinking

    Today at 6:30 PM
    Mindshop Online Classroom • KUALA LUMPUR, .
    $49.99
  • Microsoft and Girls in Tech present - Code; Without Barriers Meetup KL

    Microsoft and Girls in Tech present - Code; Without Barriers Meetup KL
    Microsoft and Girls in Tech present - Code; Without Barriers Meetup KL

    Sat, Sep 24, 9:30 AM
    Microsoft Malaysia Office • Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
    Free
  • BBC Mandarin Class Cyberjaya

    BBC Mandarin Class Cyberjaya
    BBC Mandarin Class Cyberjaya

    Sat, Aug 20, 2:00 PM
    BBC Mandarin Class Petaling Jaya • Petaling Jaya, Selangor
    Free

Site Navigation

Use Eventbrite

  • How it Works
  • Pricing
  • Event Blog

Plan events

  • Online Registration
  • Sell Event Tickets
  • Event Management Software

Find events

  • Browse Kuala Lumpur Events
  • Get the Eventbrite App

Connect with us

  • Report This Event
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • CA Privacy Notice
  • Accessibility
  • Community Guidelines
Eventbrite + Ticketfly

© 2022 Eventbrite