Sex discrimination against men

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Until the first rape case of course

 

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Forum: Gender bias hindering brother’s job search​

APR 19, 2023

Recently, my elder brother applied to be a bus attendant at a private school bus transport company. The job basically entails ensuring the safety of the children on board by making sure they stay seated and fasten their seatbelts, and guiding them when they board and alight from the bus.
To his surprise, he was told by the company that only women were eligible for the job. The reason given was that parents were more comfortable with women interacting with their children.
My brother also responded to an advertisement for staff in a doctor’s clinic, and was told female applicants were preferred. The same happened when he responded to an ad for bookshop assistants.
Such gender discrimination in hiring should not be allowed. Job-seekers should be assessed solely on their level of competence to do the job.

Teo Kok Seah

 

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Forum: Gender bias hindering brother’s job search​

APR 19, 2023

Recently, my elder brother applied to be a bus attendant at a private school bus transport company. The job basically entails ensuring the safety of the children on board by making sure they stay seated and fasten their seatbelts, and guiding them when they board and alight from the bus.
To his surprise, he was told by the company that only women were eligible for the job. The reason given was that parents were more comfortable with women interacting with their children.
My brother also responded to an advertisement for staff in a doctor’s clinic, and was told female applicants were preferred. The same happened when he responded to an ad for bookshop assistants.
Such gender discrimination in hiring should not be allowed. Job-seekers should be assessed solely on their level of competence to do the job.

Teo Kok Seah

Only men are allowed to serve NS. But women also never complain.

 

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48% of S’poreans believe promoting women’s equality has become discrimination against men: Ipsos study​

Around half of Singaporeans also fear speaking up for women's rights, the study found.
By Jonathan Yee - 7 Mar 2024

Women’s equality has gone too far, say 48% of Singaporeans in Ipsos study​

Almost half of Singaporeans polled for an Ipsos study believe that promoting women’s equality has gone so far that it discriminates against men.
Gen Z men are also more likely to hold this sentiment compared to Baby Boomers, Gen X, and Millennial men.
The study, which polled around 500 Singaporeans aged between 21 and 74 years, also found that the majority had no preference when it comes to the gender of their political leaders.

Ipsos study finds 48% of Singaporeans believe women’s equality has led to discrimination against men​

The Ipsos study for International Women’s Day was released on Thursday (7 March) and conducted together with the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at King’s College London.
The study polled around 24,000 people across 31 countries, which includes about 500 Singaporeans.
Around two-thirds of Singaporeans — 62% — believe things have gone far enough when it comes to giving women equal rights with men in Singapore.

Source: Ipsos
68% of men polled felt this way, compared to 55% of women.
Ipsos also noted an “emerging sense of concern” in Singapore regarding the impact of gender equality on men.

This was borne in 48% of Singaporeans feeling things have gone the other way when it comes to promoting women’s equality into discrimination against men.
Singapore sits on the high end of the countries polled — 79% of people in Thailand feel this way, followed by 67% in India.

Source: Ipsos
IPSOS noted that 57% of Singaporean men have this sentiment, compared to 39% of women.

Fear of speaking up for women’s rights noted among 48% of Singaporeans​

48% of Singaporeans also said they were scared to speak out for equal rights for women as they fear reprisal. Of these, 51% of women agree compared to 45% of men.

Source: Ipsos
“More than half (58%) of Singaporeans also agree that men are being expected to do too much to support equality,” Ipsos said.

Gen Z more likely to think women’s equality has gone too far​

The study found that Gen Z males are more likely to think that women’s equality has gone too far, compared to Baby Boomers and Gen X.

Source: Ipsos
Gen Z women, on the other hand, are less likely to think this, although the sentiment does not differ significantly between Gen X, Millennial, and Gen Z women.
Where inclusion in politics is concerned, 27% of Singaporeans would prefer a male political leader. However, just 7% would opt for a female political leader.

That said, 63% had no preference for either gender.

Source: Ipsos
Most Singaporeans also agree that both genders are equally competent in areas such as being honest and ethical, getting the economy on track, ensuring ethnic minorities are treated fairly, and benefiting those who are less advantaged.
Most believe male politicians tend to excel better in fighting crime, defending national security, and getting the economy on track.
Meanwhile, respondents tend to see female politicians as upholding fair treatment of women, uplifting the less advantaged, and treating those LGBT+ identities fairly.

Half have no preference when it comes to gender of boss​

Though 36% of respondents demonstrated a tendency to favour male bosses over female bosses (10%), the majority (51%) were neutral about the gender of their bosses.
Singaporeans were also mostly in agreement that both male and female leaders can create a financially successful and innovative company.
However, 16% think males are better, while only 8% believe females are better.
Katharine Zhou, Country Manager for Ipsos in Singapore, said there could be an unconscious bias when associating certain roles and capabilities between genders.
This is even though most have no preferences over their boss’ gender.

Sentiment warrants “further examination”​

Ms Zhou said it was “revealing” to see that most believe women’s rights in Singapore had gone far enough.
However, there is a “significant” gender difference in these perceptions, she said.
The sentiment espoused by 48% of respondents over women’s equality efforts discriminating against men also warranted further examination, she added, calling the result “notable”.
“It is also interesting to note the apprehension among Singaporeans about advocating for gender equality,” she said.
“This could be attributed to various socio-cultural factors and shows us that while we have made progress, there is still work to be done.”
She advocated for a more comprehensive dialogue on gender equality that “transcends familiar arguments” into an increased appreciation for emerging sentiments as found in the study.

 

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New SME programme to support women entrepreneurs in financing, networking​

OCBC head of global commercial banking Linus Goh (centre) with Ms Sharon Lim (left) of 3D fashion design platform Browzwear and Ms Didi Gan, founder of medtech start-up N&E Innovations. PHOTO: OCBC BANK

Rosalind Ang

MAR 08, 2024

SINGAPORE - The good news is: The number of women-owned firms among new small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has been increasing over the past five years. But the not-so-good news is: These companies are registering lower growth on average.
To help propel the growth of such companies, OCBC is launching a new programme that offers women entrepreneurs loans of up to $100,000 within the first two years of their start-ups’ incorporation, with no processing fees.
Participants can also attend educational workshops, and have opportunities to network and be mentored by their successful peers.
The OCBC Women Entrepreneurs Programme, which will be rolled out in April, is the first programme dedicated to women entrepreneurs by a Singapore bank, OCBC said in a statement on March 8.
The scheme is expected to benefit women-owned SMEs that OCBC works with – which make up 25 per cent of the more than 100,000 SMEs that OCBC works with.
Based on OCBC’s data, SMEs founded by women accounted for 23 per cent of newly incorporated businesses in 2018 and grew to 30 per cent in 2023.
“In 2023, women-owned SMEs made up half of the new businesses in education and retail, and over a third of new businesses in healthcare, business services and food and beverage.”

In general, women-owned SMEs registered lower growth of 20 per cent to 30 per cent in sales turnover within the first three years of operations, said OCBC, adding that those who tapped financing were able to bridge the gap.
Singapore’s economy and local businesses’ performances are determined not just by how firms fare in the domestic economy, but also how they fare in the regional economy, said Mr Linus Goh, OCBC’s head of global commercial banking.
“Therefore, it’s important to be able to put into place something that empowers women entrepreneurs to go beyond the borders of Singapore,” he said.

Mr Goh added: “Even in a developed market like Singapore, women-owned SMEs account for only about 30 per cent of all businesses here. We are committed to partnering women entrepreneurs to overcome the challenges they encounter so that they can accelerate the growth and realise their business ambitions.”
Women entrepreneurs juggle many responsibilities, including those outside of work – they often have to solve the problems at home, said Ms Sharon Lim, chairwoman of 3D fashion design platform Browzwear. OCBC had worked on financing solutions for her company.
“There are also some people in other countries who tend not to want to speak to female leaders,” she said, adding that OCBC’s new programme, with its focus on providing networking opportunities, will help level the playing field.
Browzwear, founded in 1999 in Singapore, helps streamline processes in the fashion industry by creating digital samples of apparel designs for fashion brands, using advanced 3D visualisation.
Ms Didi Gan, founder of medtech start-up N&E Innovations, said it was tough to secure financing in the early days of her business.
“The journey I had trying to raise funds as a woman entrepreneur wasn’t easy. Finding suitable talent and scaling up our business were also challenges we had to address,” she said. Her company has secured a green financing loan from OCBC.
N&E Innovations is a medtech company founded in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic. It innovated an antimicrobial agent derived from cashew and banana food waste that can be applied on different surfaces to destroy bacteria and prevent them from reappearing. The company plans to expand to two other key regions and scale up production to meet growing market demands.
The OCBC Women Entrepreneurs Programme builds on a similar initiative managed by OCBC Indonesia.
Since the launch in 2020, OCBC Indonesia has supported about 1,400 women entrepreneurs running micro, small and medium-sized enterprises under its Women Warriors Programme with over $300 million in loans disbursed.
The programme will also be launched in Malaysia and Hong Kong in the future.