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Tackling issues women face - at home and at work
Review of women's issues in Singapore: Call for mindset change to pave way for flexi-work
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
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Flexibility is key in helping women juggle work and domestic commitments.
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The roles women play at home and the workplace will be among the topics tackled in a comprehensive review of issues affecting women, which was announced by Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam two weeks ago.
In many Asian societies, a woman's place is still seen as the home, not the workplace, said Singapore Human Resources Institute president Low Peck Kem.
