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SCWO Appoints Angel Chan as CEO
Singapore, Monday 17 May 2021 – Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations (SCWO) has appointed Angel Chan Sian Yian as the chief executive officer with effect from 17 May 2021. Prior to joining SCWO, Ms Chan headed the Office for Women’s Development (OWD) at the Ministry of Social and Family Development, a national focal point on gender policy matters and for international cooperation pertaining to women. Through OWD, Ms Chan spearheaded engagements between the government, women’s organisations, and the community to implement developmental initiatives and programmes for women in Singapore. Ms Chan also oversaw OWD in coordinating Singapore’s progress and implementation of the obligations under the United Nations Convention on the…
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Inaugural ‘Tea Talk’ Session for Members
This is the first of many sessions planned to encourage networking and collaboration among SCWO members. For this session, representatives from the Business and Professional Women’s Groups attended. 100 Women in Finance Business & Professional Women’s Association (Spore)-3rd Chapter (BPWA 3rd Chap) Singapore Business & Professional Women’s Association – Mandarin Chapter Young Women’s Leadership Connection (YWLC) PrimeTime Business & Professional Women’s Association (PRIMETIME) Connected Women (ATHENA) Federation of Business and Professional Women (Singapore) (FBPWS) The session started with an ice-breaker followed by introductions and an informal networking amongst the attendees present. There were fruitful discussions that produced many possible points of collaboration between the member organisations as well as between…
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BoardAgender Launches Inaugural Mentoring Programme for Aspiring Women Directors 2021
BoardAgender’s inaugural Mentoring Programme for Aspiring Women Directors 2021 introduces aspiring and “next-generation” female directors (“Mentees”) based in Singapore to experienced Directors (“Mentors”) who will assist Mentees in meeting their specific directorship-related goals. The Programme will consist of one-on-one mentoring with an experienced Director, as well as formal Mentee development sessions. Mentees will arrange times to meet/speak with their Mentors monthly from July to December. The formal Mentee development session includes a series of events and sessions covering peer-to-peer sharing and sharing by senior board members and professional organisations. Throughout the Programme period, Mentees will have access to an experienced Director who will provide guidance and…
