WHY NOT?: THINKING ABOUT SINGAPORE'S TOMORROW

What is the society you want to see take shape in Singapore in the years ahead? How can we ensure it will be a society where there is gender equality, where every person can live the life they want? A diverse group of writers — women and men, teenagers and octogenarians, artists. academics, caregivers, journalists, doctors, lawyers, and many others — offer their thoughts about these questions and more, their vision of the ideal Singapore. Their essays will make you think, and you too may begin to say 'Why not?'. Contents: Editors' Note Foreword by Halimah Yacob Review. Rewind. Revise.: Ordinary People Dream (Teo You Yenn) Time to Sacrifice the Sacred Cows of Conventional Economics (Audrey Chin) Transformative and Inclusive Boards: A Vision for the Future (Su-Yen Wong) Women Leadership in Singapore Business, Politics, and the Community: The Next Bound (Lin Suling) Want to Shift Mindsets? Put a Value to Household Work (Euston Quah & Tan Jun Rui) In My Singapore Galaxy (Cheng Puay Koon) Regardless of Race, Language, or Religion: The Maze and Minefield of CMIO Multiculturalism (Lai Ah Eng) The Multiracial Society I Want to See in Singapore (Mysara Aljaru) Is There Space for Faith-based Values in the Modern World? (Stefanie Yuen Thio) The Promise of Islamic Feminism as Religion-based Advocacy for Gender Justice and Equality (Mohamed Imran Mohamed Taib & Nurul Fadiah Johari) Learning to Chart their Own Paths: A Future School Where Children Can Enjoy Learning (Kho Ee Moi) Uncharted Paths (Danelle Tan) The Science of Inquiry: We Need More Women in Scientific Research (Ding Jeak Ling) Why I Want to be a Biomedical Researcher Rather than a Doctor (Shakti Vijayakumar) From Being Inspired to Inspiring Girls in Science (Isabel Ho Si En) Body, Mind, and Globe: The Female Factor: Women Hold the Key to the Success of Healthier SG (Jeremy Lim Fung Yen & Nurul Amanina binte Hussain) The Gender Gap in Mental Health (Kamini Rajaratnam) What Fuels Gender Inequality is What Fuels Climate Change (Woo Qiyun) The Ties that Bind: The Future of Families in Singapore (Paulin Tay Straughan & Mindy Eiko Tadai) Love in a Stash of Peanuts — Defying the Odds: The Selfless Journey of a Single Mother before the #MeToo Era (Ken Jalleh Jr) Who is Free to Love? Queer(ing) Life in Singapore after The Repeal (Shobha Avadhani) Outsiders Within: Female Migrants in Singapore (Shailey Hingorani) A Grandmother's Wish (Aline Wong) Where To #MeToo: Gender Violence Will Not End if We Do Not Redefine Masculinity (Corinna Lim and Kelly Leow) Gender, Sexuality, Masculinity: What Two Young Men Have to Say (Ho Ren Chun and Liu Ray Chun) Teaching Children about the Birds and the Bees (Tan Joo Hymn) The Language of Change: Brands, Language, and Gender in the Age of Technology (Linda Locke) Censorship of the Letter (Matilda Gabrielpillai) The Machine is Us (Nurul Jihadah Hussain & Nurul Amillin Hussain) Woman. Artist. Citizen: Running with Her Dreams (Dana Lam) Ageing to Perfection: Ageing in Place with Dignity: That is the Challenge before Us (Constance Singam) An Older Woman's Story (Mary Ann Tsao) I am Caring for My Mother, But Who will Care for Me? (Patricia Ng) Reimagining Care for the Elderly (Christopher Len) When I'm Sixty-Four: A Love Letter to the Future (Emma Goh) Aged to Imperfection? — Stop Worrying about Our Ageing Society: What We Need is an Age-integrated Longevity Society (Kanwaljit Soin and Margaret Thomas) A Bit More About This Book Readership: General public with an interest in Singapore and its future. Readers with an interest in gender equality. Policymakers of small states like Singapore. 'This big book is about building a better future for women. Its authors represent the diversity they seek. Men, women, and ethnically and culturally diverse individuals cover themes that are wide-ranging and forward-looking. Academic, personal, lived experience, data-rich studies with policy recommendations — this is an essential resource for policy makers and for...