妇女组文告 Extract of press release [4] -- 谴责回教党女行政议员荒唐建议

(30/10/2009)
谴责回教党女行政议员荒唐建议，迎娶寡妇或单亲妈妈不应沦为交易

马华妇女组主席拿汀巴杜卡周美芬针对吉兰丹州行政议员旺乌拜达发表鼓励该州有能力的男性回教徒，实现他们的婚姻“配额”，协助迎娶该州的寡妇或单亲妈妈为妾，并建议州政府给予表扬的言论感到讶异和不可思议，认为这是对我国女性争取性别平等努力的一项打击。因为这种拥有交易性质的婚姻，不但无法保证孩子的福利获得重视，甚至可能会间接的造成男方与第一任妻子的离异，引发复杂的家庭与社会问题。

Wanita MCA slams PAS woman EXCO for proposing Muslim men to marry widows or single mothers

Wanita MCA National Chairman Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun is astonished at the chauvinistic proposal by PAS Kelantan Executive Councillor Wan Ubaidah Omar that Muslim men should “increase (their) marital quota” by marrying widows or single mothers with young children and that the State government should offer reward to such men. Wanita MCA views it as a blow to the efforts to secure gender equality for women. It says that such a marriage contract not only does not guarantee that the children’s welfare will be taken care of, but also may indirectly lead to the break-up of the marriage between the man and his first wife, leading to more family and social woes.