“What the government should have been doing, when thinking about the MCO, is urgently addressing its impact on single-headed households; the surge of domestic violence and child abuse reported during the period; and the...

unequal gender division of labor at home that affects women's productive work.

The COVID-19 crisis and the MCO could, ironically, be opportune testing grounds for the Ministry of Women's new leadership to showcase its readiness and aptitude to deal with women and gender issues.

It must be said, however, that it has yet to make the grade.” https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Malaysia-s-lockdown-pays-little-attention-to-women-s-needs