International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamad expressed regret for making a “sexist” remark at a townhall meeting today, by likening the new ministry building to an “inexperienced virgin”.
“I humbly apologise for offending anyone including women with my inappropriate analogy at the event.
“As head of staff, a husband and a father, I always respect and women’s contribution to the country and to myself, in high regard…
“I regret what happened and this will be a lesson for me. I hope the matter will no longer be prolonged,” he said in a statement.
Bar Council human rights committee member Andrew Khoo today flayed Mustapa for describing the new ministry building as an “inexperienced virgin”, while the old building an old wife who is no longer exciting and is to be discarded.
He said this to laughter in his opening remarks at the townhall meeting on the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement.
Explaining further, Mustapa said his secretary general and one of the International Trade and Industry Ministry’s deputy secretary-general are woman.
“In fact, when I was higher education minister, I appointed the first women vice-chancellor, and two more female vice chancellors after that,” he said. -Mkini
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