Former Sabah deputy chief minister Christina Liew has described this year's International Women's Day (IWD) theme - 'Break The Bias' - as most apt and meaningful, because Malaysian women are still grossly underrepresented in political leadership.

Despite Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail’s brief stint as deputy prime minister during the Pakatan Harapan administration, virtually all top leadership posts at the federal and state levels are held by men.

The current government of Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob...