The Business Times Podcasts S2E5: Are we ready to change gender expectations in leadership? Lens on Singapore
Is it time to redefine gender roles and leadership?
Social expectations, workplace culture, and lifestyles have transformed dramatically in recent years. From boardrooms to parliament, we can see that change is happening. But is it happening fast enough?
For Lens on Singapore, host Claressa Monteiro sits down with trailblazers Gregory Vijayendran, Wong Su-Yen and Yeo Wan Ling.
Together, they explore the sea change in mindsets towards leadership roles in Singapore, the importance of board diversity, and the cultural shifts necessary for true equality.
Highlights of the conversation:
01:33 Working for a lady boss
03:24 Female leadership in Singapore
06:53 Changing lifestyles and culture
14:17 Do women gate keep from other women?
16:32 Building more diverse boards
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Hosted by Claressa Monteiro, edited and produced by Claressa Monteiro, Emily Liu and Chai Pei Chieh.
With Wong Su-yen, board chairperson, James Cook University in Singapore; Gregory Vijayendran, partner, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP; and Yeo Wan Ling, NTUC assistant secretary-general and director of U Women and Family and U SME.
A podcast by BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media
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