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Research papers, case studies, situationer and other documents on Singaporean women and their involvement in politics, governance and decision-making

Remaking Singapore: Views of half the nation (2001)
AWARE welcomes the Remaking Singapore effort and looks forward to the recommendations that will be made and the changes that will follow. In this document, AWARE identify the most pernicious of the obstacles in gender equality and offer their views, arguments and proposals for change.

The Three Paradoxes: Working Women in Singapore (2001)
This book is about three paradoxes faced by women in Singapore. At the national, economic level, there have been mixed messages. Women are called to be productive both at work and at home. There are policies that encourage women to work, because of the tight labor market. There are policies that encourage women to have more children because of the declining birth rate. At the societal level, we want modern career women who earn money for their families and contribute to the economy but we also want traditional wives and mothers who provide comfort to their families and stability to society. At the organizational level, women managers and executives are still under-represented, although their educational level has been rising. Women face psychological and corporate barriers. For instance, women managers are expected to demonstrate the qualities of decisiveness and assertiveness. These are traits typically associated with masculinity. At the same time, they are also expected to maintain their femininity.

International orders may be placed at the following address:

AWARE, Block 5 Dover Crescent #01-22, Singapore 130005, Singapore

Other titles from AWARE:

The Singapore Council of Women and The Women's Movement

A lucid and informed account of women's participation in Singapore's national history, rarely experienced. Establishes once and for all the existence and power of organised women's movement in Singapore, and women's capacity as voters and agents of change. A must read.

Empowerment of Women

A discussion of the socialisation of women in a patrarchal society and ways to empowerment.

Gender inequality in Singapore (2000)
While it is true that Singapore has had advancements in many fields, not much institutionalized progress has been made in the gender field to alleviate the ignored plight of the average Singaporean woman. This exists in the form of five areas: 1) Political representation, 2) Persistent wage gap, 3) Dual roles of women, 4) Asian values and the woman and 5) Government policies affecting women.

Occasional Paper on "Social Progress of Singapore Women: A Statistical Assessment" (November 1998)
The paper reviews the changing profile of Singapore’s women through a statistical comparison with their male counterparts. With equal opportunities in education and employment, a growing proportion of the women are better educated and working in higher skilled, better paying jobs. However, the findings of the paper show that gender differences remain. The majority of women hold executive, clerical and related jobs, while engineering and managerial jobs tend to remain the domain of men in Singapore. While women generally still earn less than men, the gender wage gap is narrowing among those employed in professional and technical jobs. Softcopy of the Paper is available for sale through Singapore Data Shop.

Singapore's women are minding their own business (1997)
More women in Singapore are taking the entrepreneurial path. Catherine Lam had been an accountant for 10 years in Singapore when she saw an untapped market for kitchen equipment. That was in 1979. In a pioneering move for a woman in Singapore, she started her own company, Fabristeel, to make steel carts. Now, the 50-year-old Lam has 130 employees at plants in Singapore and China that churn out steel tables and cabinets for restaurants and hotels. With a distribution network throughout Southeast Asia, Fabristeel's sales are running at $20 million a year. Read more from this report.


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				Documents Research papers, case studies, situationer and other documents on Singaporean women and their involvement in politics, governance and decision-making Remaking Singapore: Views of half the nation (2001) AWARE welcomes the Remaking Singapore effort and looks forward to the recommendations that will be made and the changes that will follow. In this document, AWARE identify the most pernicious of the obstacles in gender equality and offer their views, arguments and proposals for change. BACK TO TOP The Three Paradoxes: Working Women in Singapore (2001) This book is about three paradoxes faced by women in Singapore. At the national, economic level, there have been mixed messages. Women are called to be productive both at work and at home. There are policies that encourage women to work, because of the tight labor market. There are policies that encourage women to have more children because of the declining birth rate. At the societal level, we want modern career women who earn money for their families and contribute to the economy but we also want traditional wives and mothers who provide comfort to their families and stability to society. At the organizational level, women managers and executives are still under-represented, although their educational level has been rising. Women face psychological and corporate barriers. For instance, women managers are expected to demonstrate the qualities of decisiveness and assertiveness. These are traits typically associated with masculinity. At the same time, they are also expected to maintain their femininity. International orders may be placed at the following address: AWARE, Block 5 Dover Crescent #01-22, Singapore 130005, Singapore Other titles from AWARE: The Singapore Council of Women and The Women's Movement A lucid and informed account of women's participation in Singapore's national history, rarely experienced. Establishes once and for all the existence and power of organised women's movement in Singapore, and women's capacity as voters and agents of change. A must read. Empowerment of Women A discussion of the socialisation of women in a patrarchal society and ways to empowerment. BACK TO TOP Gender inequality in Singapore (2000) While it is true that Singapore has had advancements in many fields, not much institutionalized progress has been made in the gender field to alleviate the ignored plight of the average Singaporean woman. This exists in the form of five areas: 1) Political representation, 2) Persistent wage gap, 3) Dual roles of women, 4) Asian values and the woman and 5) Government policies affecting women. BACK TO TOP Occasional Paper on "Social Progress of Singapore Women: A Statistical Assessment" (November 1998) The paper reviews the changing profile of Singapore’s women through a statistical comparison with their male counterparts. With equal opportunities in education and employment, a growing proportion of the women are better educated and working in higher skilled, better paying jobs. However, the findings of the paper show that gender differences remain. The majority of women hold executive, clerical and related jobs, while engineering and managerial jobs tend to remain the domain of men in Singapore. While women generally still earn less than men, the gender wage gap is narrowing among those employed in professional and technical jobs. Softcopy of the Paper is available for sale through Singapore Data Shop. BACK TO TOP Singapore's women are minding their own business (1997) More women in Singapore are taking the entrepreneurial path. Catherine Lam had been an accountant for 10 years in Singapore when she saw an untapped market for kitchen equipment. That was in 1979. In a pioneering move for a woman in Singapore, she started her own company, Fabristeel, to make steel carts. Now, the 50-year-old Lam has 130 employees at plants in Singapore and China that churn out steel tables and cabinets for restaurants and hotels. With a distribution network throughout Southeast Asia, Fabristeel's sales are running at $20 million a year. Read more from this report. BACK TO TOP