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Women in Singapore
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| General Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Maternal mortality (per 100,000) | 3 (2010) |
| Women in parliament | 29.4% (2020) |
| Women over 25 with secondary education | 76.6% (2021) |
| Women in labour force | 61.2% (2020) |
| Gender Inequality Index[1] | |
| Value | 0.040 (2021) |
| Rank | 7th out of 191 |
| Global Gender Gap Index[2] | |
| Value | 0.734 (2022) |
| Rank | 49th out of 146 |
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Women in Singapore, particularly those who have joined Singapore's workforce, are faced with balancing their traditional and modern-day roles in Singaporean society and economy. According to the book The Three Paradoxes: Working Women in Singapore written by Jean Lee S.K., Kathleen Campbell, and Audrey Chia, there are "three paradoxes" confronting and challenging the career women of Singapore. Firstly, Singapore's society expects women to become creative and prolific corporate workers who are also expected to play the role of traditional women in the household, particularly as wife and mother. Secondly, Singaporean women are confronted by the "conflict between work and family" resulting from their becoming members of the working population. Thirdly, Singapore's female managers are still fewer in number despite their rising educational level and attainments when compared to male managers.[3]
- ^ "Human Development Report 2021/2022" (PDF). HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTS. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Global Gender Gap Report 2022" (PDF). World Economic Forum. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ Lee, S.K. Jean; Campbell, Kathleen; Chia, Audrey. "The Three Paradoxes: Working Women in Singapore". postcolonialweb.org. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
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