Singapore President Halimah Yacob said countries should prioritise gender equality in their policymaking. Photo: SCMP
Singapore President Halimah Yacob said countries should prioritise gender equality in their policymaking. Photo: SCMP

Singapore’s Halimah, other Asian women leaders stress gender equality at SCMP conference

  • The city state’s first woman president, the keynote speaker at the ‘Women of Our Time’ conference, warned of deepening vulnerabilities during Covid-19
  • Halimah joined the Philippines’ Delia Domingo Albert, Yum China CEO Joey Wat and others in calling for a gender-balanced society and workplaces

Singapore President Halimah Yacob said countries should prioritise gender equality in their policymaking. Photo: SCMP
Singapore President Halimah Yacob said countries should prioritise gender equality in their policymaking. Photo: SCMP
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