The inaugural Summit on Action for Gender Equality was held on 5th September 2024, involving international and local speakers, women leaders, male allies, SCWO member organisations and women’s groups in a series of panel discussions. It served as a platform for thought leaders to share their views and address key issues to further advance women’s development and gender equality in Singapore and beyond.

The summit featured three speeches and four panels – “The Role of Women Amid a Population Decline”, “Closing the Gender Pay Gap with Transparency”, “Recognising Care Work as a Valuable Economic Activity”, and “How Societal Structures Can Change for an Ageing Population”.

With Singapore’s total fertility rate dropping below 1.0, Singaporean women are faced with the pressure to reconcile their personal and career aspirations with societal expectations on family planning and caregiving responsibilities. Through these panels, leading voices exchanged their views on the underlying factors, misconceptions and potential solutions and contributed actionable items that could effect change in the immediate future.