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We list the milestones in the path of women in singapore – the changes in policies and laws as well as the initiatives and achievements of individual women. Take a look >
The Honoured Inductees to the SINGAPORE WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME. Meet the remarkable women of Singapore and be inspired by their stories! Explore the Hall by category of achievement or year of induction: Category. Year.
The Singapore Women’s Hall of Fame (SWHF) is an expansion of the Wall of Fame. Launched on 14 March 2014, it aims to recognise and salute the outstanding women of Singapore in all fields of endeavour.
Immerse yourself in Singapore’s heritage and the impact that women have had on the nation’s development. These walks in and around the city centre take you by the buildings and areas associated with some of the women in the Singapore Women’s Hall of Fame.
Mar 11, 2021 · Often described as Singapore’s preeminent style icon, Christina received The Italian Fashion Hall of Fame Award in 1995, and the Italian Award of Cavaliere De Lavo. In 2007 Christina was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director at Singapore Airlines Ltd, and Chairman of the National Parks Board.
Amanda Heng is a pioneering contemporary artist, one of the first in Singapore to explore feminist issues in her work and to use performance art to express her ideas. She is well-known locally and internationally for her multi-disciplinary approach to creating art and using it as a tool to bring about social awareness and change.
Mar 11, 2021 · Elizabeth Sam is one of Singapore’s best-known female bankers. She became the first female board member of a big four bank when she was appointed to the main Board of the Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) in October 1996.
Mar 12, 2009 · Today, 30 years later, Laurentia is Singapore’s most decorated Paralympian, having won two bronze medals at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, and a silver and a bronze at the 2012 London Games.
Mar 11, 2021 · Halimah Yacob is a trail blazer. In 2013 she became the first woman to be Speaker of the Singapore Parliament. Four years later, in September 2017, she became Singapore’s first woman President. In 2001, she was the first Malay woman to be elected to Singapore’s Parliament when she won a seat in Jurong GRC.
Mar 11, 2021 · Award-winning authority on the history of Chinese mathematics. Internationally renowned for her research into the history of Chinese mathematics, Lam Lay Yong is the first woman, and the first person from Asia, to have won the prestigious Kenneth O. May prize for her contribution to mathematics.
