COMMENT | I don't know what happens in the household of PKR president Anwar Ibrahim, but it does not harm some men to be told, "You get dinner ready for the family tonight, darling. I have to attend to important matters of state."

In a completely hypothetical situation, if hubby refuses, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail could easily say, "I am the deputy prime minister. Time waits for no man, neither does a good woman."

It would be good for some Malay men to realise that women are not shrinking violets or door mats.

If I were Wan Azizah, why should I relinquish my position, as deputy prime minister? Any woman worth her salt would stand her ground and not allow her husband, or the prime minister-in-waiting, or anyone else, to oust her from her perch.

Having made history as the first female deputy prime minister, she might become the first woman Malaysian prime minister. (Sorry Nurul Izzah! Mothers always have the first pick and are always right.)

Naturally, Wan Azizah could only become prime minister if Dr Mahathir Mohamad were to become indisposed.

As a Muslim woman prime minister, her appointment would elevate Malaysia to the ranks of the progressive countries, which have women prime ministers or presidents. Britain, Israel, Germany, India, Australia, South Korea and Indonesia.

As deputy prime minister, Wan Azizah is the "number one woman" in the nation. She wields much power, or as much power as Mahathir, will allow...