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Several hundred people took to the streets of the capital holding placards that read "Being a woman should not be a death sentence", on Jan 27, 2024 to protest against femicide in Kenya where over a dozen women have been killed this month in cases that shocked the nation. - (Photo by TONY KARUMBA / AFP)

From the left, Wong Yan Ke, Muhammad Iqbal Fatkhi, Nelissa Nizam, Sarimah Ibrahim, JJ Fernandez, Hugh Koh in a press conference after the White Ribbon Campaign and Run launch on Tuesday.

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Content Forum Executive Director Mediha Mahmood during Sinar Daily’s Relatable programme dubbed “Women & Girls: Abuse in the Digital Sphere”. Photo by Rafeq Redzuan

University of Science Malaysia psychologist and criminologist (Forensic Science Programme, School of Health Sciences) Associate Professor Dr Geshina Ayu Mat Saat said the definition of femicide is constantly changing, which is why it is hard to pinpoint what exactly constitutes femicide - and how to prevent it.

Tehmina says that the root of the problem is that women as a whole are underrepresented and often stereotyped in news media, through self-reinforcing gendered division of duties and representation in society.