APRIL 4 ― Over the years, Malaysian Indian women have had to overcome various barriers to break the glass ceilings in their career because of persistent gender and ethnic...
APRIL 4 ― Over the years, Malaysian Indian women have had to overcome various barriers to break the glass ceilings in their career because of persistent gender and ethnic prejudices. In the 1990s, when meritocracy was arbitrarily re-defined, these women had to survive an overarching ethnicity-compromised system.
Her book gives a compelling and powerful account on the process as well as the legal and political challenges involved in recovering the “Equanimity” seized by Indonesian authorities at the request of the US government which was also investigating the 1MDB scandal. “This perception would manifest in the treatment I received in court, at meetings with clients, and amongst superiors at work until I proved myself to be very good at what I did, was truly committed to my work and made of stern stuff,” she said.
Ambiga was the first Malaysian Indian woman to be elected as the President of the Malaysian Bar Council, and served from 2007 to 2009. The medal is named after the late Justice Ginsburg, who was US Supreme Court Justice from August 1993 until her death at the age of 87 in 2020. Recently, Nallini was appointed to the Judicial Appointments Commission for a two-year term. The purpose of the JAC is to ensure that the process for the nomination, appointment and promotion of Superior court judges is more transparent and comprehensive.
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