There are now 192 women in the hall of fame, which was set up in 2014.
Among those inducted into the Singapore Women’s Hall of Fame on March 8 are educator and author Hadijah Rahmat and sprint queen Shanti Pereira, represented by her mother Jeet Pereira .
“They should have a strong sense of fight, and be positive about the future. They can shape their own future, not the people around them.” The Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations set up the hall of fame in 2014 to honour Singapore’s most outstanding women in different fields. There are now 192 inductees.
The emeritus associate professor at the National Institute of Education later moved into leadership and headed the Asian Languages and Cultures Academic Group in NIE, promoting cross-cultural research.