Seeing is believing: why Singapore will benefit from having more female politicians

Unconscious biases shape us all, but few are as damaging as the notion that women lack the ambition, ability, or strength to lead—in business, government, or even the country. The more women we see in leadership positions, especially in the highly visible political realm, the faster we can dismantle these beliefs. Teo You Yenn, sociologist at NTU, has emphasised the importance of choice and autonomy, of creating social norms and conditions that give women optionality because, just like men, they do not all want the same things from life. Freedom from the necessity of caregiving and running the household would allow those so inclined to pursue careers of their choice, including political ones. “The current situation of inequality-where some women’s choices are valorised and other women’s choices are judged and frowned upon…must be disrupted…” she wrote. 

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