Mar 8, 2014 | 2010s, MILESTONES
The latest Singapore Board Diversity Report shows little change in the proportion of women on the boards of listed companies – just 8.3%, marginally improved from the 7.9% seen in 2012.
Mar 8, 2013 | 2010s, MILESTONES
Halimah Yacob becomes Singapore’s first woman Speaker of Parliament.
Mar 8, 2013 | 2010s, MILESTONES
A $2 billion Marriage and Parenthood Package is announced. It includes the introduction of one week of paternity leave and one week of parental leave to be shared by husband and wife.
Mar 8, 2013 | 2010s, MILESTONES
A new law requires foreign domestic workers to have at least one rest day every week.
Mar 8, 2013 | 2010s, MILESTONES
Zuraidah Abdullah is the first woman to be promoted to the rank of Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police.
Mar 8, 2012 | 2010s, MILESTONES
Singapore ratifies the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.