Tackling issues women face - at home and at work

Time to examine entrenched gender biases: Low Yen Ling

As a thorough review of women's issues in Singapore is under way, The Sunday Times looks at areas of concern, from gender roles at home to unwanted attention at work and school

Ms Low Yen Ling says women have made good progress in the past decades, but entrenched attitudes that call to question how they are treated, perceived and represented remain.
Ms Low Yen Ling says women have made good progress in the past decades, but entrenched attitudes that call to question how they are treated, perceived and represented remain. ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
Goh Yan Han
Political Correspondent
Updated
Oct 04, 2020, 08:27 AM
Published
Oct 04, 2020, 05:00 AM
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As a young officer at the Economic Development Board, Ms Low Yen Ling was asked twice to take a posting to the United States.

Both times, she said no.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on October 04, 2020, with the headline Time to examine entrenched gender biases: Low Yen Ling. Subscribe

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