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Singapore seen as worst APAC country for workplace gender equality

Michelle Zhu Published on Mon, Oct 31, 2016 / 2:40 PM GMT+8

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SINGAPORE (Oct 31): Gender disparity in Singapore’s workplace has yet to become a thing of the past. At least, that is how 63% of the city state’s respondents to the Women in Leadership in Asia Pacific report see it.

The recent study was jointly developed by Willis Towers Watson and The Economist Corporate Network, and its results were presented and discussed at a diversity event at The Arts House on Oct 27.

Even with nationwide policies and programmes aiming to drive gender equality in the workplace, Singapore’s respondents displayed the strongest perception in Asia Pacific (APAC) that a glass ceiling still exists to hold women back in the workplace.