women workers
‘What were you wearing?’: The silencing effect of victim-blaming
Pointing the finger at survivors is not harmless – it muzzles, scars, and stops them from seeking help
🎻 Are women doomed to play second fiddle to men at work?
We can’t discount the recent progress made to help women be more represented and supported in Singapore’s workforce.
Rising women power will not shield Singapore companies from fierce headwinds
However, businesses can gain from higher participation and productivity of females in the labour market
Gender stereotypes mean flexi-work rules can turn into boon or burden for women
IN A perfect world, every worker would be accorded the necessary flexible work arrangements (FWAs) to balance work with life’s circumstances.
It’s a good time to be a working woman
The jobs market has undergone some big changes that favour women
British women pick up slack as men cut back working hours
British men are working shorter hours on average than they did 25 years ago, with women picking up the slack, new analysis from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals.
Tokyo overwhelmed by how many women want to freeze their eggs
THE Tokyo government has been overwhelmed by interest in its new fertility subsidy programme, one of several pilot programmes across the country designed to address one of the lowest birth rates in th...
Women always had hot flashes at work. Now they’re done hiding menopause
NATALIA Maureira-Rey was in a meeting with five fellow lawyers in Spain last May when she suddenly started to sweat.
Workplaces can and should step up to tackle domestic abuse
VIOLENCE against women is an issue that demands our attention. Globally, the statistics are staggering. According to the World Health Organization’s “violence against women prevalence estimates” repor...
‘Women’s economics’ goes mainstream
Issues like women’s labour-force participation and the gender pay gap have long been marginalised within economics. Harvard economist Claudia Goldin’s work – which has won her a Nobel Prize – has put ...
