Singapore’s female politicians hit the glass ceiling

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Singapore’s cabinet remains very much a boys club after a recent reshuffle maintained the status quo of no women in the highest echelon of political power. Despite expectations that the political musical chairs would yield the nation’s first fully fledged female minister, in the highest levels of politics- women remain conspicuous by their absence .

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Tuesday, April 8 2008
Produced By Dilenjit Singh
Featured in storySylvia Lim, chairperson of the opposition Workers' PartyConstance Singam, president of the Associsation of Women for Action and Research (AWARE)Remy Choo, co-editor of the alternative news portal, The Online Citizen Braema Mathi, Ex-Nominated Member of Parliament
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