Women's empowerment is everywhere, yet many of us struggle with self-esteem issues when trying to speak up for ourselves like we do for equal rights, so here's how to find your inner voice.
Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Georgette Tan, President of United Women Singapore, on gender equality at school or work for girls and women. United Women Singapore is a local non-profit organisation that aims to advance women’s empowerment and gender equality.
The logic that women’s physiology could result in them being denied professional opportunities needs to be challenged and rejected, rather than telling women that the only way they can survive in workspaces is if they strive to become like ‘men’
Statistically, Singapore is making “rapid and determined progress” on its efforts to achieve gender parity on boards, according to the Council for Board Diversity. But certain sectors are still lacking in women leaders and advancing female representation in C-suite positions remains “slow”, says an observer.