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Gender bias

Companies & Markets

Apple sued by female employees claiming pay discrimination

The lawsuit charges Elon Musk and SpaceX with sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination.
Transport & Logistics

Fired SpaceX workers sue Elon Musk over workplace abuses

The renewed pressure on the government comes months after a new series of lawsuits was filed to challenge the single-surname system, long criticised for perpetuating gender inequality.
International

Japan should let married women keep names, business lobby says

Gender disparities – in opportunities, outcomes and levels of representation – have detrimental effects on both micro- and macroeconomic indicators.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

Why gender equality is macro-critical

Women are stereotyped as better-equipped to take on care-giving duties, while men feel the pressure to be breadwinners.
SpotlightWorking Life
Such arrangements may eventually further entrench women as primary caregivers in the home

Gender stereotypes mean flexi-work rules can turn into boon or burden for women

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Singapore

Singapore financial institutions consistent with global trends for gender balance: report

Female representation on the Singapore companies’ boards have strengthened, with one in four board seats being filled by women last year, versus one in five in 2022, in line with the regional trend.
ESG

Women CEOs down to 12.5% in Singapore in 2023: MSCI report

The World Bank's report assesses, for the first time, how 190 countries are implementing existing laws to protect women. It reveals a 'shocking' gap between policy and practice.
Global Enterprise

Closing gender gap could lift global GDP more than 20%: World Bank

E Jean Carroll leaving a Manhattan federal court at the conclusion of her defamation suit against Donald Trump on Jan 26, 2024. A New York jury awarded Carroll US$83.3 million in her civil trial against Trump.
Opinion & Features
THE BROAD VIEW

The audacity of E Jean Carroll 

Job seekers at a career fair. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that the annual average weekly earnings for women last year was US$1,005, or 83.6 per cent of the US$1,202 earned by men.
Working Life

Women can close pay gap if you take the clock away

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