Singapore has the third lowest gender gap in South East Asia according to the Global Gender Gap Index. On a scale where 1 means absolute parity, the island nation scored a .77 in 2023.
However, women in Singapore have interesting views about gender parity in the country. According to Indeed’s Promoting Women for Better Work report 37% of female workers in Singapore believe the gender pay gap is biggest at the country level as compared to their own organisations (24%) or industry sector sectors (28%).
It has been estimated that only 30 percent respondents felt that the gender gap in the country could be closed in the next five years, whereas realistic estimates peg this at 50 years.
These are interesting observations considering the rest of Asia lags much behind in terms of gender parity.
In the current edition of Women Entrepreneurs Review magazine, we highlight the success stories of women leaders of Indian origin, carving a niche for themselves in Singapore.
We feature an insightful interaction with interior designer, Radhika Raj - Eso Torra Indesigns. Radhika is an award-winning Interior Designer with instinctive entrepreneurial vision. She successfully grew from freelancing to operating her own international consultancy. Today, Radhika manages offices in Singapore, Dubai, Philippines, Indonesia, India, UK, Italy, Hong Kong, China, U.S. and Guam. The well-established Interior Design Firm presents opportunities to inspire clients through innovative and inspirational design.
We also feature an interview with Rashmi Kumar, Founder, Write Track. She is a multi-lingual financial journalist with more than 13 years of experience in reporting, writing and editing print and online news stories, commentaries and features, and thought leadership reports, as well as managing cross-country and multinational teams.
These women are acing the game in their respective fields and carving a niche in Singapore’s business and professional landscape.
Do let us know your thoughts.
