Yeo Bee Yin has slammed Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (PAS-Kubang Kerian) for his remarks on polygamy, which the Puchong MP said was sexist.
The Puchong MP said that while Women's, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri was winding up her ministerial reply on the Budget 2024 in Parliament on Wednesday (Nov 22) that women should not be deemed "problematic" for being single, adding that this is the right and personal choice of each and every woman.
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The Puchong MP said that while Women's, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri was winding up her ministerial reply on the Budget 2024 in Parliament on Wednesday (Nov 22) that women should not be deemed "problematic" for being single, adding that this is the right and personal choice of each and every woman.
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00:00 Lastly, 0204000 LPPKN.
00:04 I have raised concerns about the increase in the number of Malaysians
00:10 who are called "the late-married" or "the single-married".
00:14 And this is a very serious situation.
00:17 If we look at the Bancampedut report in 2010,
00:21 the Malaysian Police Department had more than 5.56 million men
00:25 and women aged over 30 years and above
00:28 who were called "the late-married", "the single-married" and "the single-married".
00:34 Women were 4.8 million, a very large number.
00:38 Men were 739,000.
00:41 And if we look at the marriage rate,
00:44 the rate of marriage in Kuangan is the highest, 56%.
00:48 There are no suitable husband candidates, 18.4%.
00:52 The rate of success is 9.4%.
00:54 I want to say that when our country is sensitive about polygamy,
00:59 when we talk about polygamy, it's like committing a crime.
01:02 I think the Ministry needs to be rational in this issue.
01:06 For those who are able to have clients and act fairly,
01:10 moral support needs to be given.
01:13 We can imagine 8.4 million unmarried women.
01:17 Even though that is not the ultimate solution.
01:19 But I think this issue can be brought forward
01:26 to solve the problem of unmarried women.
01:29 I think there are many people there who support me.
01:31 Thank you.
01:32 Because the idea is to be considered by the Ministry.
01:37 Thank you.
01:38 Can we have one or two clients?
01:40 Yes, as far as the ability is concerned, up to four.
01:42 No, can we have one or two clients?
01:44 I support this idea.
01:50 As far as the ability is concerned, up to four.
01:52 If you are able, go ahead.
01:55 Even though I am still one, there are three who are still unmarried.
01:59 I am waiting.
02:01 Maybe we can move forward together.
02:03 Thank you.
02:04 Thank you, Mr. President.
02:07 One interesting thing.
02:10 I was reading about the family welfare index
02:15 that was conducted in 2022.
02:19 In the study, the family welfare index was 7.93
02:24 from the maximum score.
02:26 The highest score was the family relationship score
02:31 with 8.44.
02:33 The lowest score was the family economy score, 6.90.
02:39 But when it comes to polygamy, I do not agree with it at this time.
02:44 Because we have built another sub-facility centre in Sya Alam
02:51 and we hope that there will be an increase in the number of our programmes.
02:57 Thank you, Minister.
02:58 Can I answer later?
03:00 I want to speak about what you have been proposing.
03:04 You must not be left behind.
03:06 Thank you.
03:08 I want to speak about the regulation.
03:10 I want to speak about the regulation.
03:13 It is still 36.4.
03:15 Because I feel that it is a mistake for the government officials
03:19 to use vulgar language or make a sexy statement.
03:24 I think what was said by the Ministry of Labor is very sexy.
03:29 Why is it a problem for women not to get married?
03:32 Why is it a problem for women to get married late?
03:35 But for men, getting married late is not a problem that needs to be addressed by our society.
03:42 Secondly, this is a problem for...
03:46 I think it does not need to be prolonged.
03:48 I think...
03:49 I think this is not a sexist issue.
03:50 I said that the fact is that the financial source is 56% of not getting married.
03:55 The husband's salary is 18.4%.
03:58 The job is 94%.
04:00 It is not a sexist issue.
04:02 It is a sexist issue because it is a problem.
04:06 What is the problem?
04:07 The problem is that women are not getting married.
04:10 That is not a problem that needs to be addressed.
04:14 Secondly, I think that it is a violation of polygamy.
04:22 This is very impolite.
04:24 It is very offensive.
04:26 The wife is not only a member of parliament but also a woman out there who is a wife.
04:34 What is their feeling when we have a member of parliament?
04:38 They clearly said that we need to be more strict on polygamy.
04:42 I think we need to be 8.4%...
04:44 I think the members of the KU should withdraw their proposal.
04:51 What is he going to withdraw now?
04:53 What is he going to withdraw?
04:54 This is not a question.
04:55 This is very offensive to the members of parliament.
05:00 It is very sexist.
05:02 I think that this kind of culture should not be continued in this parliament.
05:07 Do not bully women because we are not having enough votes.
05:13 We only have 13%.
05:16 Maybe we do not have enough votes.
05:18 But this is a form of bullying and sexism.
05:21 I think that this is a question that should be addressed to the members of parliament.
05:25 I would like to ask the members of parliament to withdraw their proposal.
05:28 I will not withdraw it.
05:30 I would like to refer back to my statement.
05:33 I said that 4.8 million women are married and 736,000 men are married.
05:37 That was in 2010.
05:39 This is a statistic that the government has released.
05:42 What is the plan of the ministry?
05:44 We are worried that the next generation will come,
05:46 more unmarried women will be affected by the country's economic development.
05:51 This is not a sexist question.
05:53 This is a question of the plan of the ministry.
05:56 I think that we should not talk about polygamy.
05:59 It is not just polygamy.
06:02 But also, unmarried women are not a problem.
06:07 I think we need to respect the personal choice of other people.
06:12 Do not say that this is a problem.
06:14 Ms. Puchong, can you make an effort if you think that this is a sexist question?
06:20 Because I am not the one who...
06:22 Thank you, Madam Chair.
06:24 Our plan is already there.
06:27 It was just yesterday that we had a roundtable.
06:32 But I said that the roundtable was not enough.
06:34 We need physical activities to complement the roundtable.
06:38 God willing, it will be shown at the beginning of next year.
06:42 What are the plans to increase the fertility rate.
06:49 We do not have a plan.
06:51 For now, I said that I do not agree.
06:53 Thank you.
06:55 [END]