'We'll retune society': Shanmugam on gender equality

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Singapore’s Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam recently announced a review of women’s issues and gender equality

He gives This Week in Asia his take on the gaps in opportunities for women – and whether men are losing out too

Q. What are the gender gaps that need to be addressed?

A. These gaps are the products of a millennia of human existence and men taking the lead role. Today, every society is trying to correct it and many societies have come quite far. Therefore, I would hesitate to say something is wrong in Singapore. Britain is an example; Japan is also trying to bridge the gender gap. It’s a problem that everyone is dealing with. And I think the pandemic exposed it in a very significant way. Because when children are at home, who ends up having to look after them?

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