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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“Great talents produce innovative, out-of-the-world solutions while having good work ethics. Therefore, even though these talents won’t be with there forever, you must feel proud just by watching them flourish and be doing great wherever they are.” Norliza Razali

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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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Outgoing Executive Director of U.N. Women is hoping that in five years the $40 billion recently pledged to promote gender equality will lead to many more women in leadership positions, a reduction of violence against women, and the more than 40 million women who fell into extreme poverty because of the COVID-19 pandemic — and more — escape the poverty trap.

“When an organization involves more men and when men mentor younger women – something generally clicks and they become advocates.” Trina Liang

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While Myanmar has seen gender equality initiatives and programs for a long time, workplace gender equality is quite a new topic and so it does pose some challenges for BCGE. Not very different from the global perspective, there is a widely held belief that gender equality is a women’s issue and something that NGOs and Government need to deal with. This led us to develop some unique approaches and strategies. Kyawt Kay Thi Win, Business Coalition for Gender Equality (BCGE)

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“I realised one can never be fully prepared for starting a business despite the best of planning. I literally had no background in business or fashion but had to quickly come up the curve on Admin, Legal, HR, Marketing and business development matters. And I’m always building while operating.” Priya Daniel, LEED AP

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“At the end of the day, it is our culture, whether corporate or personal, that largely influences and colours the way we view the world around us, the way we make decisions and do things.”

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“I credit a lot of my successes to being a woman.” Shan Wong

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As the Managing Director of SAP Singapore Eileen Chua is tasked with driving the software vendor’s expansion and growth in the city-state. She also holds responsibility for shaping the enterprise strategy going forward, leveraging an ecosystem of specialist channel partners in the process. #MorePowerToHer

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For over 25 years, Serene Sia has worked in the largest business-software companies and has a reputation for delivering outstanding results and building strong teams. She believes talent development is critical and companies need to adapt to build the workforce of the future.

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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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