Additional material for EW T3W9

Status of Women in Singapore
Has Singapore women succeeded in achieving justice and equality with men? I think it would be fair to say that in most important respects, women have achieved equality with men.

Our women have achieved parity with men in education at all levels. Women’s participation in our workforce is at 42 per cent but there is still a wage gap between men and women. 

Women outlive men. Most glass ceilings impeding the rise of women in Singapore have been broken. We have a woman as our President. We have several very capable woman ministers, permanent secretaries, judges of the Supreme Court, CEOs of statutory boards and leading corporations.

The only two areas which need improvement are the number of women in Parliament and the under-representation of women on corporate boards and in senior decision-making positions.

The world has recognised the tremendous progress which women in Singapore have achieved in the past 50 years. In 2016, the UN Human Development Report, ranked Singapore No. 11 out of 159 countries on its Gender Inequality Index.

In 2017, the US News and World Report, published a list of the 23 best countries in the world for a woman to live in. Singapore was ranked No. 22.

[Source: https://cil.nus.edu.sg/publication/womens-quest-for-justice-and-equality-a-short-history/#:~:text=Status%20of%20Women%20in%20Singapore&text=I%20think%20it%20would%20be,gap%20between%20men%20and%20women]

The Pink Tax in SG

Painkillers, shavers, dry-cleaning, healthcare premiums and more. Women pay extra for all these, while earning less than men generally. CNA Women uncovers what the pink tax and other unseen costs are and their impact on women in SG.

https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/women/pink-tax-gender-price-discrimination-women-364191#:~:text=SINGAPORE'S%20OTHER%20%E2%80%9CPINK%20TAX%E2%80%9D,there%20was%20outrage%20among%20women