Toastmaster Meeting - Honouring Malaysian Women

In conjunction with National Women’s Day in Malaysia on the 25th August, the theme for this week's meeting is "Honoring Malaysian Women". It was an interesting meeting indeed. Here's a very interesting article about Malaysian Women from the "Women Summit 2008" The table topics related to this theme are very mind-challenging:

1. If you were a woman for a day - how would you spend the day, and what would you do? (applicable only to a man)

2. As a woman, would you choose, if you could change - to stay at home and be the backbone of your family or go out and set the trend for other women in social terms - and why (applicable only to a woman)

3. Who is your most respected woman? Share with us why you think so highly of her?

4. Country: Malaysia. Year: 2020. Location: Putrajaya. Scenario: Its just after elections, and majority Malaysians voted for a change, they have voted their 1st Malaysian Woman Prime Ministress. If man: Do you think changes will be made or things will remain the same, and why? If woman: If you were voted, what changes would you make and why?

5. How do you cherish the womens of your life?, on daily basis.

6. Women generally are unique, what actually makes them special, share with us the essential quality of a women that you have experienced...

Some of the interesting quotes about women/feminism:

~ "Women are an important aspect of successful businesses as they contribute 40 per cent of the workforce, especially in the service sector where they are recognised as competent and reliable." ~ Dr Bien Mei Nien, President of the National Association of Women entrepreneurs of Malaysia (NAWEM) ~ ~ "Feminism is the most revolutionary idea there has ever been. Equality for women demands a change in the human psyche, more profound than anything Marx dreamed of. It means valuing parenthood as much as we value banking."

- Polly Toynbee ~