100-day report card: Poor marks for Rina and Siti Zailah

100-day report card: Poor marks for Rina and Siti Zailah

The women, family and community development minister and her deputy have made little progress on several issues, even after 18 months on the job, say activists.

Rina Harun (right) and Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff have held the top two posts in the women, family and community development ministry since March 2020. (Facebook pic)
PETALING JAYA:
The 100-day report card is out for the women, family and community development ministry, and women activists have given it poor marks.

Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh said the ministry, led by Rina Harun and her deputy Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff, had shown poor leadership and had not progressed on major issues.

The 100-day countdown began on Sept 1 when Ismail Sabri Yaakob took over as prime minister from Muhyiddin Yassin, but Rina and Siti Zailah have been in their positions since March last year.

Yeoh noted that the ministry had failed to use the RM30 million grant approved by Parliament to tackle issues like protecting children and setting up childcare centres for frontliners.

Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) deputy executive director Yu Ren Chung commended the ministry for continuing with efforts to address domestic violence and for allocating additional funds for survivors of abuse.

However, he questioned the implementation of initiatives in resolving these issues.

“We want to see specifics on the plans and how the budget allocations will be rolled out,” he said.

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