Tag: Gender

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The Book Club: “Of Boys and Men: Why the modern male is struggling, why it matters, and what to do about it” (Richard V. Reeves)

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We’re trying something new today, and it’s something we’ve wanted to do for some time. Together with a new co-host, Estella Ho, we’ve picked a book of interest to discuss and explore. For this episode, the book we’ve chosen is titled “Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It” by US journalist and scholar Richard V. Reeves. Estella and I first explain why and how we chose the book, share what we liked and didn’t enjoy, and draw some Singaporean connections and personal reflections.

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Singapore’s gender pay gap persists, but has the gap narrowed or grown?

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A study by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and National University of Singapore economist Jessica Pan found that women in Singapore still earn less than men, but whereas ST went with the headline “Singapore women earn 6% less than men, but gap has narrowed: Study” (ST, Jan. 9) (emphasis mine), TODAY chose “MOM’s first nationwide study shows gap growing slightly between median wages of men and women” (TODAY, Jan. 10) (emphasis mine). The difference, related to the two measurement methods, was that ST compared the gap in adjusted median pay (8.8 per cent in 2002 and six in 2018) while TODAY compared the gap in unadjusted median pay (16 per cent in 2002 and 16.3 in 2018).