BORN 1945 INDUCTED 2016 CATEGORY Government THE HONOURED INDUCTEES TO THE SINGAPORE WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME First Female Career Ambassador Jayalekshmi (Jaya) Mohideen became Singapore’s first female career ambassador in 1989 when she was appointed Ambassador to Belgium,...
BORN 1951 INDUCTED 2016 CATEGORY Law THE HONOURED INDUCTEES TO THE SINGAPORE WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME Key Figure In Singapore’s Growth As A Global Arbitration Hub When Singapore set out in 2003 to become an international arbitration hub, Judith Prakash was the first judge...
BORN 1948 INDUCTED 2016 CATEGORY Law THE HONOURED INDUCTEES TO THE SINGAPORE WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME First woman on the Supreme Court Bench In 1991 a glass ceiling in the Singapore Judiciary was shattered when Lai Siu Chiu was appointed Judicial Commissioner. This led to...
BORN 1899 INDUCTED 2016 CATEGORY Community / Social Work THE HONOURED INDUCTEES TO THE SINGAPORE WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME Pioneer community worker and tireless fund-raiser May Wong, also known as Mrs S K Wong, was a pioneer community worker and a tireless fund-raiser. She...
BORN 1904 INDUCTED 2016 CATEGORY Advocacy & Activism THE HONOURED INDUCTEES TO THE SINGAPORE WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME Pioneer champion of women’s rights Tan Cheng Hiong, better known after her marriage in 1931 as Mrs George Lee, was the first president of the...
