Empowerment

Female Care Workers In ASEAN Undervalued

According to the United Nations (UN), the number of international migrants globally reached around 272 million in 2019 with women comprising slightly less than half of all migrants in that year at 48 percent.These women are normally employed in the care industry and most often are underpaid and certainly undervalued. The World Economic Forum (WEF) has reported that one of the significant reasons why the gender gap remains large is because care in most countries almost always

20 March 2021
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ASEAN has a gender pay gap problem

In 2016, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) reported that women made up half of all documented migrant workers in ASEAN. These women are normally employed in the care industry and most often are underpaid and certainly undervalued. The World Economic Forum (WEF) reported that one of the significant reasons why the gender gap remains large is because care in most countries almost always fall on the woman. It does not however, mention the perceived i

6 January 2020
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ASEAN Needs More Women In The Energy Sector

Southeast Asia has shown an improvement in the number of women in leadership roles. The Philippines, Vietnam and Singapore are leading in having the most women holding senior management positions, based on a 2019 report by Grant Thornton, ‘Women in Business’.

13 November 2019
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Not enough women in parliament

When Indonesians went to the polls for the country’s 2004 general election, they voted for only 11.1 percent women's representation in parliament. This equated to a very small increase from the 9.6 percent representation following the 1999 general election. The result was disappointing as a new quota system was introduced the year before stipulating that 30 percent of all nominees in each electoral district must be women.

2 August 2018
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sing office

Female factor - dropping the mask at work

Everyone is there except Dave - late again because he is sending his kids to school. Do you:A: Give Dave some flexibility and ask him to work later: orB: Tell him he has to stick to the rules or you will tell HR.You chose B because you had no choice when your kids were younger. They took the bus.STOP!At home you are a caring mother and you volunteer at an orphanage. Where did that compassion go?You tell yourself, you are doing your job. You, and Dave, have responsibilities.You are miserable.

30 October 2017
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