Our lives to live : putting a woman's face to change in Singapore / editors, Kanwaljit Soin, Margaret Thomas.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Soin, Kanwaljit, editor.

Thomas, Margaret, 1951- editor.

Series:

World Scientific series on Singapore: 50 years of nation-building.

World Scientific series on Singapore: 50 years of nation-building

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Singapore--Social conditions.

Women.

Women--Social conditions.

Social conditions.

Singapore.

Physical Description:

xv, 269 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; New Jersey : World Scientific, [2015]

Summary:

"Explores and documents how women's roles, choices, and voices in Singapore have changed in the last 50 years; how women, from all sectors of society, have helped to shape the Singapore we know today. The 31 chapters, some with a more academic slant, others with a distinctly personal tone, reflect the rich diversity and depth of women's contributions to Singapore's evolution in the last half century, and also point to the problematical areas that still need attention. The perspectives in this book are provided by three generations of women, and they put a human face--the woman's face--to the tremendous changes in Singapore society over the past 50 years. The authors include some of Singapore's most accomplished women in many different fields--Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob, political scientist and diplomat Chan Heng Chee, global women's activist Noeleen Heyzer, sociologist and politician Aline Wong, food ambassador Violet Oon, sports legend Pat Chan, law lecturer and playwright Eleanor Wong, and novelist Meira Chand"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Fifty Years of Change and Struggle for Equality / Aline Wong Wong, Aline 1

Chapter 2 Women and an Age-friendly Singapore / Angelique Chan Chan, Angelique 15

Chapter 3 A Home-schooling in Financial Fitness / Audrey Chin Chin, Audrey 19

Chapter 4 Preparing Our Children for the Future / Carmee Lim Lim, Carmee 25

Chapter 5 My Life to Live / Chan Heng Chee Chee, Chan Heng 31

Chapter 6 My Choices / Choo Wai Hong Hong, Choo Wai 37

Chapter 7 Where Will Women Be in 50 Years? / Chye Shu Wen Wen, Chye Shu 43

Chapter 8 The Coming out of the Political Singaporean / Constance Singam Singam, Constance 47

Chapter 9 I'd Rather Be a Good Wife than a Good Woman / Eleanor Wong Wong, Eleanor 59

Chapter 10 Street Smarts and Social Enterprise / Elim Chew Chew, Elim 63

Chapter 11 Women in Labour / Evelyn S Wong Wong, Evelyn S 67

Chapter 12 Nurturing Nature / Geh Min Min, Geh 75

Chapter 13 Cooking for Their Country / Gretchen Lin Lin, Gretchen 83

Chapter 14 We Must Have Women in Parliament / Halimah Yacob Yacob, Halimah 91

Chapter 15 Singapore Style / Jennifer Schoon Schoon, Jennifer 97

Chapter 16 The Woeful Wombs of Singapore / Kanwaljit Soin Soin, Kanwaljit, Margaret Thomas Thomas, Margaret 103

Chapter 17 The Gifted Who Discern and Say It for Us / Koh Tai Ann Ann, Koh Tai 109

Chapter 18 Violence against Women - From Shadows to Sanctuaries / Kokila Annamalai Annamalai, Kokila 125

Chapter 19 Mothering and Parenting - The Superwoman Myth / Lai Ah Eng Eng, Lai Ah 135

Chapter 20 Women in the Singapore Economy - The Inequalities Continue / Linda Y C. Lim Lim, Linda Y C. 149

Chapter 21 Sing Women! / Madeleine Lee Lee, Madeleine 155

Chapter 22 Singapore's Women's Charter: Revolution or Evolution? / Malathi Das Das, Malathi 159

Chapter 23 Meetings with Remarkable Women - The Making of Lim Mei Lan / Meira Chand Chand, Meira 167

Chapter 24 Beyond Diplomacy - Women Creating Change through the United Nations / Noeleen Heyzer Heyzer, Noeleen 175

Chapter 25 The Power of Sport / Pat Chan Chan, Pat 185

Chapter 26 Women of Faith and Advocacy / Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew Chew, Phyllis Ghim-Lian 191

Chapter 27 The Women in My Life - Ages of Wisdom / Renyurtg Ho Ho, Renyurtg 199

Chapter 28 Domestic Labour in Singapore -The Long Road / Siti Nadzirah Samsudin Samsudin, Siti Nadzirah, Braema Mathi Mathi, Braema 209

Chapter 29 Childbearing in Singapore - Do We Have Real Choices? / Teo You Yenn Yenn, Teo You 217

Chapter 30 Two Sex Workers Speak / Vanessa Ho Ho, Vanessa 227

Chapter 31 A Woman's (Man's) Place Is in the Kitchen / Violet Oon Oon, Violet 235

Chapter 32 Our Journey, Our History - The Milestones in the Path of Women in Singapore 241.

ISBN:

9789814696920

9814696927

9789814641982

9814641987

9789814641975

9814641979

9789814663151

9814663158

OCLC:

898167745