HER STORY<br> SCWO's 25th Anniversary

HER STORY
SCWO's 25th Anniversary — Celebrating Womanhood

CONTENTS


FRONT MATTER Tisa Ng	1
Looking Back Constance Singam	8
Growing Up
Of Freedom and Choices – Female Babies in a Gendered World Suzaina Kadir	18
No Mean Feet Le-Anne Lim	22
Growing Up in a Connected World Carmee Lim	24
A Page from my Dairy: Hurt Speaks Up Carol Balhetchet	28
Thoughts on Boy-Girl Relationships Melissa Lim	31
Battle of the Madonnas – Sexual Awareness Among Adolescent Girls Fazlin Abdullah	32
Career Options – Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor Yilin Tan	34
Making Choices
The Pursuit Of Beauty - Emancipation or Entrapment? Monica Lim	38
Why Would I Want To Get Married (Again)? Martha Lee	42
The Superwoman Conundrum Hwee Nak Teo	46
Whose Baby Is It Anyway? Joo Hymn Tan	50
Confessions of a Full-Time Mothering Addict Choong San Ng	56
Transcending Borders – Migrating Gains And Pains From a Woman's Perspective Elizabeth S. Ong	58
Juggling Baby and Work – Looking for Sustaniable Solution in Infantcare & Childcare Jennifer Lee	60
Are We Done? Women's Issues in Singapore Braema Mathi	66
Building Career & Community
Women in the Workforce Halimah binte Yacob	70
The Glass Ceiling – Does it Still Exist? Ean Wah Chin	76
Nursing – A Woman's Profession Susie Kong	80
A Life in Education Rosalind Heng	84
Secretaries & Administrative Professionals – Managing the Challenge of Change Mary Ho, Yit Ping Pang and Talleah Teo	88
Contributioin of Women to Social Service and the Community Claire Lim	90
In A Man's World Lilian Chionh	96
Women In Politics Aline K Wong	98
Living Longer
Financial Concerns of Older Women Kanwaljit Soin	106
Being Single Again Kok Wan Foo	112
Second and Subsequent Careers Ah Eng Lai	114
Older Women as Economically Contributing Members Rosy Nakhooda	118
Bauling Breast Cancer Sakina Yusuf Kagda	122
Looking Death in the Face Audrey Chin	126
Redefining Age Ivy Singh-Lim	131
Looking Forward Debbie Chia	133
BACK MATTER Tisa Ng	138
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