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Opinion & Features
BRUNCH

‘What were you wearing?’: The silencing effect of victim-blaming

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Career Guide
THRIVE NEWSLETTER

🎻 Are women doomed to play second fiddle to men at work?

Female corporate leaders might contribute to raising the female labour force participation rate and narrowing the gender income gap.
Leadership
SENSE & CENTS

Rising women power will not shield Singapore companies from fierce headwinds

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

The real game-changer may have been the increased popularity of remote work
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

It’s a good time to be a working woman

Crowds of shoppers on Oxford Street in London, UK, on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. The Office for National Statistics are due to release the latest UK retail sales figures on Friday. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
International

British women pick up slack as men cut back working hours

Egg freezing typically run from around 300,000 to 600,000 yen but can reach into the millions.
International

Tokyo overwhelmed by how many women want to freeze their eggs

As more women start to speak up about what can be a taboo experience of going through menopause, it’s heralding a shift across US companies.
Working Life

Women always had hot flashes at work. Now they’re done hiding menopause

The workplace is a new battlefront against domestic violence, argues SCWO CEO Koh Yan Ping.
Leadership
LEADERSHIP

Workplaces can and should step up to tackle domestic abuse

American economist Claudia Goldin, who was awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in economics. Goldin’s work underscores a point that feminists have long emphasised: women do not have the luxury of separating the personal from the professional.
Opinion & Features

‘Women’s economics’ goes mainstream 

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