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The Government of Singapore remains committed to achieving the goals set in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (“Beijing POA” for short) adopted at the 4th UN World Conference on Women held in Beijing in September 1995 to achieve gender equality.

The Beijing POA has identified 12 critical areas of concern relating to:

• Women and Poverty
• Women and Education and Training
• Women and Health
• Violence Against Women
• Women and Economic Participation
• Institutional mechanisms to advance the status of women
• Women in Power and Decision-making
• Human Rights of Women
• Women and the Media and sex role stereotyping
• Women and the Environment
• the Girl-Child
• Women in Armed Conflict (does not apply to Singapore)

Many of the recommendations have been implemented and are on-going for Singapore. Singapore submits progress reports on its implementation of the Beijing POA to the UN, the Commonwealth and ASEAN bodies. The Beijing POA will continue to be a reference point in the formulation of our policies to meet changing needs of the Singapore society.

These Gender Statistics provide an overview of the status and progress of Singapore women vis-a-vis the areas of concern of the Beijing POA.

Demographic Characteristics

• No. & proportion of total resident population by gender
• Sex Ratio: Males to 1000 Females
• No. & proportion of residents 65 years and above

Women & Poverty

• No. & proportion of heads of households by gender
• No. & proportion of heads of households on public assistance by gender
• Unemployment Rate by gender
• No. & proportion of unemployed persons by gender
• Average Monthly Earnings by gender
• No. & proportion of employed persons aged 15 and over earning Gross Monthly Income of S$2,500 and above by Gender

Women and Education & Training

• Literacy Rate by gender
• Full-time Intake for Institute of Technical Education (ITE) by Gender
• Full- time Intake for Polytechnics by Gender
• Full- time Intake for Universities by Gender (1st degree only and includes degree courses under National Institute of Education)
• Graduates by Gender
  • Universities
  • Accountancy
  • Business
  • Computing/ Information Technology
  • Engineering
  • Science
• Enrolment in Universities for
  • Accountancy
  • Business
  • Computing/ Information Technology
  • Engineering (1st Degree courses)
  • Science
• No. & proportion of principals by gender

Women & Health

• Life Expectancy at birth
• Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 resident live births)
• Infant Mortality Rate by Gender (per 1,000 resident live births)
• Ranking of Under-Five Mortality Rate for Singapore
• Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR)
• Average maternal mortality rate
• No. & proportion of men and women with HIV/AIDS
• No. & proportion of men and women with AIDS
• Proportion of young women aged 20 – 24 years who smoked daily
• No. of females with drug abuse
• Regular participation in sports by Gender

Violence Against Women

• No. of cases seeking medical assistance at public sector hospitals

Women and the Economy

• Labour Force Participation Rate (Gender)
• Married Female Labour Force Participation Rate
• No. & proportion of males and females aged 15 years and over in the work force (employed residents)
• No. & proportion of employed residents aged 15 years and over on full-time work out of total employed residents by gender
• No. & proportion of females aged 15 years and over on full-time work out of total female employed residents
• No. & proportion of employed residents aged 15 years and over on part-time work out of total employed residents by gender
• No. & proportion of female residents aged 15 years and over on part-time work out of total female employed residents
• No. & proportion of senior officers in Civil Service of total in Division I & Superscale by Gender
• No. & proportion of Permanent Secretaries in Civil Service
• No. & proportion of employed residents aged 15 years and over as Managers, Professionals, Work Proprietors, Technicians and Associate Professionals by gender
• No. & proportion of employed residents aged 15 years and over as Clerical, Service & Sales Workers by gender
• No. & proportion of employed residents as aged 15 years and over Production Craftsmen, Related Workers, Plant and Machine Operators, Cleaners and Others by gender
• No & proportion of Female Managers & Senior Officials aged 15 years and over out of total employed Managers & Senior Officials
• No. & proportion of Females in Financial & Insurance, Public Administration & Education Services aged 15 years and over out of total employed female residents
• No. & proportion of women IT professionals
• No. & proportion of employers aged 15 years and over by gender
• Gender wage gap
• Female Wage Differential as % of Males for age group 25 to 29 years in Professional & Managerial jobs
• Female Wage Differential as % of Males for age group 25 to 29 years in Sales & Services jobs
• No. of child care centres, places offered and children placed

Women in Power & Decision-Making

• No. & proportion of Women MPs in Parliament
• No. & proportion of Women NMPs in Parliament
• No. & proportion of Women MPs and NMPs in Parliament
• No. & proportion of judges by gender (Subordinate Courts)
• No. & proportion of judges by gender (Supreme Court)
• No. & Proportion of Women Volunteers Serving in Grassroots Organisations under People’s Association

Human Rights of Women

Women & Media (Sex Stereotyping)

• No. of cases prosecuted under the Undesirable Publications Act

Women & Environment

• No. of women volunteers in the Singapore Environmental Council, a Non-Governmental Organisation

The Girl-Child

• No. of cases charged for child labour under the Employment Act

Human Development and Gender Empowerment Index

• Human Development Index (HDI)
• Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM)