According to the 2015 General Household Survey, Malay workers comprise less than 10 percent of PMETs (professionals, managers, executives and technicians) in Singapore. This is a significant underrepresentation compared with all other ethnicities[1]. Conversely, Malay workers are overrepresented in vocations that expose them to greater unemployment risks. For instance, the survey noted that proportionally, there are more Malays working in rank-and-file roles in the sales and services sectors, one of the areas most affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.
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The Role of Malay-Muslim Fathers in the Family
The White Paper on Singapore Women’s Development that was submitted to Parliament last month outlined the various challenges that women experience – from issues relating to caregiving work to the notion of a glass ceiling at the workplace. While the paper acknowledges positive developments for women over the years, there remains several unfavourable gender norms that are entrenched in Singapore society, such as the belief that women are, by default, the caregivers of the family and men, the breadwinners[1].
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Cultivating a Dialogical Society: Reflections of IPS’ Singapore Perspectives 2021
The recently concluded Singapore Perspectives 2021 conference organised by the Institute of Policy Studies has created an impact on the Singaporean intelligentsia.
Among the topics discussed was the issue of ‘Chinese Privilege’ touched upon by panelists discussing the theme of ‘Identities and Cohesion’1. One speaker expressed she was “agitated” with the use of the term within Singaporean society.
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