Women face sexist remarks, double standards in politics, says Fadhlina

Women face sexist remarks, double standards in politics, says Fadhlina

Fadhlina Sidek noted that male politicians are not asked the same questions about their personal life as their female counterparts.

SEREMBAN:
Wanita PKR chief Fadhlina Sidek has highlighted the sexist remarks and double standards that women in politics experience on a regular basis.

The education minister said she is constantly faced with multi-layered challenges at both party and ministry levels and had to deal with sexist comments from the general public as well.

Speaking at the Wanita Question Time forum here last night, she pointed out that male politicians do not get asked the same questions about their personal life as their female counterparts.

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