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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

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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.

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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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