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International and Local Events on Women
List of past regional/national events featuring women.
2011
4th East Asia Gender Equality Ministerial Meeting
International Forum on Women and Sustainable Development in Beijing, China
Preliminary Meeting of ASEAN Ministers on Women
APEC 2011 Women and the Economy Summit
Singapore participates in the 49
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Session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
2010
Induction to Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations (SCWO) Wall of Fame & SCWO’s 30th Anniversary Gala Dinner (March 2010)
Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Career Women’s Group Networking Forum (March 2010)
2009
ASEAN Women Leaders Forum, Singapore (December 2009)
UNESCAP High-level Intergovernmental Meeting, Bangkok, Thailand (November 2009)
APEC Women’s Meetings (August 2009)
Roundtable of Women Government Ministers and Global Summit of Women 2009 in Chile (May 2009)
2005 - 2008
Mrs Yu-Foo attends 13th APEC Women Leaders’ Network Meeting
MCYS participates in 6th Gender Focal Point Network Meeting
Visit by Delegates from Guangxi Province, People’s Republic of China
The Women’s Desk plays host to Nigerian Senator and UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Mrs Yu-Foo attends 8th Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministers Meeting in Kampala, Uganda
Singapore hosts the Fifth Meeting of the ASEAN Committee on Women
Mrs Yu-Foo Attends Inaugural East Asia Gender Equality Ministerial Meeting in Tokyo, Japan
In Celebration of Women
Launch of ‘Be an Active Woman’ campaign
Seminar Brings Women Together to Address Women’s Needs
Related Statistics
Women and the Economy: Labour Force Participation Rate (Married Females)
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Human Development and Gender Empowerment Index: Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM)
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Women and the Economy: Labour Force Participation Rate by Gender
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Demographic Characteristics: Sex Ratio - Males to Females
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Women and the Economy: Gender Wage Gap
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Demographic Characteristics: Resident Population By Gender
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Demographic Characteristics: Resident Population Above 65 By Gender
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Women & Poverty: Heads of Households by Gender
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Women and the Economy: Childcare centres, Places Offered and Children Placed
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Women and Education & Training: Literacy Rate by Gender
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Women & Poverty: Average Monthly Earnings by Gender
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Human Development and Gender Empowerment Index: Human Development Index (HDI)
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Women and Environment: Singapore Environmental Council Volunteers by Gender
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Women and media (and sex stereotyping): Prosecutions under the Undesirable Publications Act
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Women in power & decision-making: MPs and NMPs in Parliament by Gender
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Women and the Economy: Senior Officers in Civil Service by Gender
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Women and Health: Drug Abuse by Gender
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Women & Poverty: Unemployed Persons by Gender
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Women & Poverty: Unemployment Rate by Gender
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Women & Poverty: Public Assistance by Gender
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Women and the Economy: Work Force by Gender
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Women and the Economy: Part-Time Work Force by Gender
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Women and Education & Training: Graduates from Universities by Gender
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The Girl-child: Cases Charged for Child Labour under the Employment Act
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Women and the Economy: Full-Time Work Force by Gender
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Women and the Economy: Managers, Professionals, Work Proprietors, Technicians and Associate Professionals by Gender
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Women and the Economy: Managers & Senior Officials (Females)
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Women and the Economy: Female Wage Differential (ages 25-29) in Professional & Managerial Jobs
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Women in power & decision-making: MPs in Parliament in Gender
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Women & Poverty: Employed Persons Earning S$2,500 and above by Gender
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Women in power & decision-making: NMPs in Parliament by Gender
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Women and Health: Life Expectancy at Birth by Gender
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Women and Education & Training: Full-time Intake for Polytechnics by Gender
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Women and Education & Training: Graduates in Business by Gender
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Women and Education & Training: Full-time Intake for Universities by Gender
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Women and Health: Under-Five Mortality Rate
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Women in power & decision-making : Judges by Gender (Subordinate Courts)
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Women and the Economy: Permanent Secretaries in Civil Service by Gender
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Women and Education & Training: Graduates in Engineering by Gender
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Women and Health: Infant Mortality Rate by Gender
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Women and Health: HIV/AIDS by Gender
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Women and Education & Training: Principals by Gender
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Women and Education & Training: Skills Redevelopment Programme by Gender
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Women and Health: Average Maternal Mortality Ratio
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NTUC IT & Computer Training by Gender
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Women and Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR)
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Women in power & decision-making: Judges by Gender (Supreme Court)
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Women and Health: Infant Mortality Rate
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Women and Education & Training: Graduates in Science by Gender
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Women and the Economy: Employers by Gender
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Women and Health: AIDS by Gender
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Women and the Economy: Clerical, Service & Sales Workers by Gender
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Women and Education & Training: Full-time Intake for Institute of Technical Education (ITE) by Gender
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Women and the Economy: Production Craftsmen, Related Workers, Plant and Machine Operators, Cleaners and Others by Gender
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Women and the Economy: Female Wage Differential (ages 25-29) in Sales & Services Jobs
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Women and Education & Training: Enrolment in Universities by Gender (Engineering)
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Violence Against Women: Medical Assistance Sought in Violence Cases
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Women and Health: Young Women Who Smoked Daily
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Women and the Economy: Financial & Insurance, Public Administration & Education Services (Females)
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Women and the Economy: Part-Time Work Force (Females)
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Women and Education & Training: Graduates in Accountancy by Gender
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Women and Education & Training: Enrolment in Universities by Gender (Business)
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BASIC Education For Skills Training (BEST) by Gender
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Women and Education & Training: Enrolment in Universities by Gender (Science)
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Participants of the National IT Literacy Programme (NITLP) by Gender
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Worker Improvement Thru Secondary Education Programmes (WISE) by Gender
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Women and the Economy: IT Professionals by Gender
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Women in power & decision-making: Volunteers in Grassroots Organisations by Gender
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Women and the Economy: Full-Time Work Force (Females)
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Women and Education & Training: Graduates in Computing/IT by Gender
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Women and Education & Training: Enrolment in Universities by Gender (Accountancy)
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Women and Education & Training: Enrolment in Universities by Gender (Computing/IT)
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Women & Poverty: Lowest 10% Resident Household by Sex of Household Head
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Opening Speech for Women's Charter (Amendment) Bill Second Reading
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Closing Speech for the Women's Charter (Amendment)
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Launch of the 2008 APEC Digital Economy Forum for Women in Singapore
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Opening Ceremony of Dr Ho Kah Leong's Solo Art Exhibition
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Building Stronger Families: New Measures to Strengthen the Enforcement of Maintenance Orders
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Govt measures alone can't solve fertility issues: PM
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Federation Of ASIA-PACIFIC Women's Associations 17th Convention Opening Ceremony
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Community Foundation of Singapore
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Singapore's all-women team successfully reached summit of Mt Everest
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Committee of Supply Sitting (2007): Part 4
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Opening of the New Campus of West Spring Secondary School
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Minister Of State Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon To Present Singapore's 3rd Report at UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms Of Discrimination Against Women
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Volunteer Mentor For Every Youth Leaving Residential Care
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The Great Women of Our Time Awards 2006
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The ''Women in Business'' Conference
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The Champion Blood Donors Recognition Ceremony 2004
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Singapore voted third for 'Best Practices in Business and Government Partnerships Advancing Women' at the Global Summit of Women 2009 in Santiago, Chile
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Minister of State, Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon to Speak on Singapore's ''Many Helping Hands'' Partnership at Global Summit's Women Ministerial Roundtable in Santiago, Chile, From 14 - 16 May 2009
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Launch of Breast Cancer Support Group, Alpine Blossoms
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ASEAN Committee On Women (ACW) - Work Life Harmony Workshop
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Singapore to appoint two representatives to the ASEAN Commission for the promotion and protection of the rights of Women and Children
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Singapore Hosts The Fifth Meeting Of The ASEAN Committee On Women (ACW)
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15th Installation Dinner of the Rotary Club of Orchard
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Singapore's first all-women team sets off on Mountain Everest expedition
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Third ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Council Meeting, 7 April 2010, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Committee of Supply Sitting (2008): Part 3
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Great Women of Our Time Awards
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AARP International Innovative Employer Awards Luncheon
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The Illumination of the Arts House to Raise Public Awareness of Breast Cancer
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Family maintenance: Renewed call to set up body
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Third ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Council Meeting and Inauguration of ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children
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MCYS pays tribute to its volunteers
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SCWO 30th Anniversary Gala Dinner
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Xplore Singapore 2005 Prize Presentation Ceremony
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More women at the top means 'more profit'
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MOS Yu-Foo Yee Shoon To Participate In 13th APEC Women Leaders Network Meeting In Arequipa, Peru
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Singapore Hosts Asean Committee On Women Information And Communication Technologies Workshop (25 - 27 August 2004)
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More than 20,000 helpers seen for YOG
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The 14th Women Leaders Network Meeting Welcome Dinner
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Inspire 2005 ! - Celebrating Women
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PM's concern: Young, educated women not having babies
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S'pore faces in new Asean outfit
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Global Summit of Women 2009: Roundtable of Women Government Ministers
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NOL'S Charity Gift Presentation
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StarringSMU'09 Closing Ceremony
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Singapore Submits Third Periodic Report To The United Nation Committee On The Elimination Of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
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PM Lee: let both sexes have equal opportunities and not set quotas to promote people to senior positions
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Social Workers who go the extra mile honoured
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Search on for Sports Champ
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Family Service Centres get S$16m boost, volunteerism initiative to be launched
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MOS Yu-Foo Yee Shoon Leads Delegation to International Forum on Women in Shanghai and 15th APEC Women Leaders Network Meeting in TOKYO
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The Presentation Ceremony of Her World Woman of the Year 2006
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Charity Marathon Car Wash 2004
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Yu-Foo Yee Shoon: Singaporean women could do more in private sector
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Participation at the Second China-ASEAN High-Level Women's Forum, Nanning, China, 20 to 24 October 2008
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The Opening Ceremony of the Fifth Meeting of the ASEAN Committee on Women (ACW)
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Singapore Presents Third Periodic Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women Report at the UN
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S$16m boost for FSCs, new volunteerism initiative (video)
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Street view
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International Women's Day Seminar
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Two women politicians honoured
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The Opening of the 14th APEC Women Leaders Network Meeting
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Participation At The Eighth Commonwealth Women's Affairs Ministers Meeting At Kampala, Uganda, 11 - 14 June 2007
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More firms rising to President's Challenge
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PM Lee in Hanoi for Asean Summit
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Not many local female bosses, with less than 30% of females going into business
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The RSVP 10th Anniversary Members' Gala Night 2008
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Women urged to shoot for CEO posts
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14th APEC Women Leaders' Network Meeting Makes 10 Policy Recommendations
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Illumination of Facade
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Women Can Do More...And They Are Leading The Way
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Partnerships Are Key to Success in Singapore's Family Protection Work
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Cool Running
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400 Women for meeting
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MOS Yu-Foo Leads Delegation to Attend Global Summit of Women in Beijing
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Wonder women make their mark
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The Gender Agenda Roundtable of the Women’s Summit 2010
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S'pore to host Women's meet in Aug
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Measures and Systems Put in Place to Strengthen Enforcement of Maintenance Payments
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Call to do more to help women workers
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Digging in for a good cause
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MCYS invites Public Feedback on Proposed Changes to the Women's Charter
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Singapore Council of Women's Organisations International Women's Day celebration dinner
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MCYS Extends Consultation Period for Proposed Changes to Women's Charter
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Minister-of-State Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon to attend 5th ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Council Meeting in Jakarta
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Singapore's Fourth Report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
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MOS Yu-Foo Yee Shoon Leads Delegation to Women's Summit 2010 in Kuala Lumpur
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MPs worry about difficulty in claiming maintenance
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Minister of State Mdm Halimah Yacob to Present Singapore's Fourth Report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
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MCYS to study emerging trends, issues affecting women
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Minister of State Halimah Yacob to Attend a High-Level Policy Dialogue Chaired by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at APEC Women Summit in San Francisco
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Halimah: Singapore committed to maintaining women's rights
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International Forum on Women and Sustainable Development 2011, Beijing
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Subsidised breast screenings extended
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Launch of the Singapore board gender diversity report 'A focus on the female factor'
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Minister of State Mdm Halimah Yacob to Lead Delegation to the International Forum on Women and Sustainable Development in Beijing, China
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Minister of State Mdm Halimah Yacob to Lead Delegation to the 4th East Asia Gender Equality Ministerial Meeting at Siem Reap, Cambodia
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4th East Asia Gender Equality Ministerial Meeting, Siem Reap, Cambodia
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Gender equality warriors honoured
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Still a man's world in boardrooms
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Singapore's representative to attend ASEAN Women and Children's Rights Commission meeting in Vientiane, Lao PDR
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DATE PUBLISHED: Wednesday, May 05, 2010
LAST REVIEWED: Monday, October 17, 2011