Petition to ban child marriages gathers momentum
BY ABIDGAIL MERTA GANGGANG KUCHING: The Sarawak Women for Women Society (SWWS) aims to gather 500 petition signatures to call on the government to ban child marriages in Sarawak. According to the vice president of SWWS, Kim Tan, the society has gathered around 280 signatures to date. Kim Tan said that they aim to reach […]
Give mothers right to pass citizenship to children
KUCHING: The government has been urged to look into amending the Federal Constitution to give mothers the same rights as fathers in terms of passing citizenship down to their children. Sarawak Women for Women Society (SWWS) legal advisor, Chua Kuan Ching, said to resolve the disharmony, the matter needed to be heard in court as […]
Call to partake in cyber sexual harassment survey
KUCHING: Sarawak Women for Women Society (SWWS) is calling the public to participate in its online survey on issues related to sexual harassment. In a Facebook post on Monday (Aug 2), the non-governmental organisation (NGO) said that the survey aimed to investigate the prevalence of cyber sexual harassment in Sarawak. It assured that all information […]
