Many CEOs talk about the importance of having diverse teams at all levels of the company – from the frontlines to middle management to senior leadership. At Staples, Shira Goodman had set an example by creating programs to hire, develop, and retain more female employees, in order to have women represented equally at all levels of the organization.

Today she serves on the Board of Directors of CarMax and Henry Schein. She was included in Fortune’s list of “Most Powerful Women” in 2017. #MorePowerToHer

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Writing in one of her blogs, Bhavana Bindra has said, the problem lies in understanding the root causes of perceived biases against bringing in women. Some of these can be very practical issues which may or may not be overcome. For organizations with the true intent of moving the needle, the best way to do it is to get into each and every role that exists, evaluating it for its amenability to be gender diverse.

So very well said! #MorePowerToHer

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Singapore has lower-than-international-average percentage of women-held directorships – even compared to countries such as Malaysia and China.

Yen Yen Tan has said “It is surprising because we have many capable women at senior management level. That said, (as a woman) you don’t want to be just a statistic or a token figure. Getting women on the board is not really about diversity of gender but diversity of views.” #MorePowerToHer

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While it is a fact that gender bias, gender stereotyping, and discrimination are not fully eradicated from the workplace, the situation today has vastly improved from what it was a few years ago. Sindhu Gangadharan believes, “It’s what you bring to the table, articulating what you know, and bringing your best self to work that takes you to the top, gender not being a consideration.” #MorePowerToHer

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From all the challenges that Nina Aguas has overcome to all the accomplishments she has achieved over the past decades, she considers herself very blessed with a happy family and a thriving career. She can’t ask for anything more, she said. She only aspires to see a new generation of women and their children living healthier, wealthier, and more meaningful lives. #MorePowerToHer

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Sandhya Devanathan‘s big passion is getting more women into positions of leadership, empowering young girls and enabling diversity at the workplace. In her earlier role at Standard Chartered Bank, she worked with UN Women and Mastercard to launch the first ever STEM program in Singapore for 3,000 Singaporean school girls. This is now a very successful large scale program called Girls2Pioneers. She was also co-chair of the Women’s Council at StanChart and is now actively involved with Women@Facebook initiatives. #MorePowerToHer

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Before assuming her current role at IBM Singapore, Veronica Allen led IBM’s Public Sector business in Asia Pacific as well as Healthcare and Life Sciences portfolios.

In her 28 years of experience, she has held many leadership roles and led business management, with a proven track record in business transformation, business turnaround and business development working closely with c-suite executives. #MorePowerToHer

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“Family is very important. But you will never get enough time with the family as you’d like. That’s the reality of every committed professional. It’s a hard choice, but the good thing is you have a choice.” Anjali Bansal while speaking about work-life balance.

Anjali Bansal, founder of Avaana Capital, a platform that invests in the scaling up of growth stage businesses, serves on multiple boards. #MorePowerToHer

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As one of the few female executives leading a top architectural firm in Asia, Angelene Chan has always set her sights high. Having joined DP Architects — a Singapore-based firm with over 1,200 employees and 15 offices worldwide—in 1990, Chan quickly rose to various leadership positions within the firm; she was appointed a director in 2000, a deputy CEO in 2013, and a CEO in early 2016. #MorePowerToHer

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“What I need to do as a woman is to look at what I want from life. I would not let my environment make that choice for me,” Ma Cherry Trivedi. As a Board Member of the Myanmar Citizens Bank (MCB) and CEO of Myanmar Institute of Directors (MIoD) she would like to see more women come forth, take up prominent roles, and come out of their shells. #MorePowerToHer

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