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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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Member Spotlight: Proctor and Gamble
As the world addresses COVID-19, P&G is committed to supporting communities and women in every way we can. In Singapore, P&G continues to support in enabling women business capabilities and strengthening business ecosystem during these times of crisis. On 29 May 2020, we successfully completed the 2020 Singapore’s Edition of the Women Entrepreneurs Development Program (WEDP). 22 women business owners representing diverse businesses in Singapore, went through 23+ hours of online training by 17 P&G and external trainers across 13 sessions. This program is a crucial part of P&G #WeSeeEqual in promoting women’s economic progress, a key element of our sustained focus on gender equality. A global program launched in…
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The Breastfeeding Mother’s Support Group (Singapore) hosts its first virtual synchronised breastfeeding event to mark World Breastfeeding Week on Sunday 2nd August 2020.
A total of 73 mothers latched on their babies in this virtual event, a big jump from last year’s total of 48 when the event was held at Sengkang Health Campus. Free Back-to-Work workshops available for breastfeeding mothers monthly until the end of this year, supported by the Seeds of Change fund. The Big Latch On returned to Singapore on Sunday for the eighth year as the Breastfeeding Mothers’ Support Group (BMSG) once again hosted the country’s biggest breastfeeding event. This year for the first time the event was held online via Zoom, on Sunday 2nd August, to mark World Breastfeeding Week. The Big Latch On is a global event…
