Election 2022: Where are all the female candidates?

All the major parties have failed to hit the target of fielding 30% female candidates.

BFM talks to Universiti Sains Malaysia Kanita researcher Dr Zaireeni Azmi about what’s behind this failure and to Dr Nurul Ashikin, a Pejuang candidate contesting in the Ampang parliamentary seat about her experiences and her take on this.

Produced by: Evening Edition
Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan and Sharaad Kuttan

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