Currently, PAP women MPs hold close to one-third of the seats in Parliament.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong with Minister Indranee Rajah, Minister Grace Fu, former PAP Women's Wing chairwoman Lim Hwee Hwa, Senior Minister of State Sim Ann, former PAP Women's Wing chairwoman Aline Wong, Minister Josephine Teo and Ms Rachel Ong, organising chairwoman of the PAP Women's Wing conference.
“Throughout my working life, I have benefited from working with men and women who bring a wider range of perspectives and help contribute to better solutions and better decision-making,” he said at the People’s Action Party Women’s Wing conference on Aug 31. “Equality for women does not mean that men get less,” he said. “Gains that women make in society do not mean that men will inevitably lose out.”Boys and young men also struggle with challenges like education and mental health, he said.
The PAP Women’s Wing started in 1989, 35 years after the PAP was established and three years after the youth wing was set up, PAP Women’s Wing chairwoman Sim Ann said at the conference. Speaking to the media after the celebration, Ms Sim said PM Wong’s commitment to fielding more women in the coming election is a sign of encouragement and affirmation for women’s capabilities and leadership skills.
A numerical target is not key here, Ms Sim said. “I think the fact that PM Wong has shared so openly about his confidence in fielding women speaks volumes about his belief and faith in women’s capabilities.”
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