FWA Calendar of Events from January to December 2021

FWA Champions are individuals in senior leadership positions who champion and support women seeking success on both the professional and personal fronts. They effect change in their organisations and are firm supporters of gender diversity and inclusion in their workplaces and society.

FWA members get a chance to interact and meet our Champions in our FWA mentoring programme and as speakers in FWA-led events. In addition to this, the Conversations with FWA Champions series allows our members deeper interaction with our Champions in a small-group setting, to hear the experiences and journeys of our Champions and to learn from them.

FWA Singapore is pleased to extend the invite on behalf of NUS Social Policy Forum to help continue the discussion on women’s development in Singapore through a panel discussion. The discussion will focus on constructive solutions and strategies to move towards greater equality in Singapore and will be dignified by her Guest of Honour Minister of State Sun Xueling (Ministry of Education & Ministry of Social and Family Development).

Please click on the link below to find out more and to register.  

The Financial Women’s Association of Singapore (FWA), in collaboration with Admired Leadership, is pleased to bring you another exciting discussion on the FWA Exchange:  “Admired Leadership: You really can learn to be a better leader ”.

Over the past 30 years, Admired Leadership has studied more than 12,000 leaders to uncover the foundational routines and behaviours of leadership excellence. Their research has shown that Leaders are Defined by What They Do. Are there really leadership secrets out there? Why is leadership development such a confusing mess? What are the best practices that can make us all better leaders?

We are delighted to have Krisztina Anspach, Managing Partner, Admired Leadership to share findings and exchange ideas on:

• Why should anyone follow you?
• Style matters – concrete advice for a soft, complex challenge!
• The secret of inspiring others.

We look forward to seeing you at the session as we uncover the simple secrets of Admired Leaders!

BETTER LEADERS MAKE PEOPLE BETTER!

Registered participants will receive the link for the Zoom session prior to the event.

The registration deadline is 26 January 2021.

Dear FWA Members,

The Singapore government plans to release a White Paper in 2021 following a comprehensive review of gender equality issues in Singapore. The focus of the White Paper is to address concerns of Singaporeans towards women-related issues to support subsequent development of a roadmap for progress. FWA Singapore will contribute in the consultation process in preparation for the White Paper.

FWA WEimpact pillar is pleased to invite you to participate in this survey, and the results of the survey are to be submitted to the official taskforce for the Ministry of Social and Family Development.

Thank you for your involvement in this process of change for the development of women in Singapore. Click on the link below to find out more and access the survey.

Dear Corporate Members,

We are delighted to invite you to our first Q1 corporate lunch hosted in collaboration with Julius Baer on Monday 15th February from 12 – 2 pm. At this session, we welcome Branch Manager for Singapore and Head of Private Banking ASEAN, Jason Moo to kick off the session with what he sees as his firm’s inclusion priorities for 2021.

Following this, we will go around the virtual room to hear from you about your inclusion priorities for the year ahead and any plans your company has to recognize International Women’s Day. FWA will also provide updates from our Events, Strategic Engagement and Social Impact pillars.

Please note, our events are governed by Chatham House rules, and the discussion should be treated with the utmost confidence. We welcome up to 2 representatives from each of our corporate members (irrespective of your membership tier) to enable the session to be as intimate and interactive as possible.

Kind regards

Sarah Anderson

FWA Membership Chair

In the modern society, there has been increased emphasis about sustainability and uplifting the quality of life especially when it comes to health. As modern women, we all aspire to age gracefully.

FWA presents a pre- International Women’s Day special interactive session on Women’s Health Though the Years. We invite a panel of doctors with different fields of expertise to talk about steps to take to make our journey in life a healthy, mobile and enjoyable one.

Through a life course approach, acknowledging the unique needs of women across the community, the session serves to address health issues which may be experienced by women of different ages. Panellists will discuss various topics from across the life-course, which could include breast cancer, osteoporosis, cataract, pregnancy, osteoarthritis, gynaecological health issues, menopause/post menopause, glaucoma, wrinkles, just to mention a few.

What should women look out for? What are the key takeaways for your 20s. 30s. 40s. 50s. 60s, 70s, 80s & 90s?

There are so many things you can do today to make your tomorrows fulfilling. Take charge and start your journey to good health today!

Gender equality is one of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. The UN SDG are a call to action for people worldwide to address the five critical areas of importance by 2030: people, planet, prosperity, peace, and partnership.

Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, progress in gender equality has been slow. With the Covid-19 pandemic, the gap has widened further. The UN found that the coronavirus could wipe out 25 years of increasing gender equality. Increased care burdens because of lock-downs have taken women out of the workforce as women remain primary caregivers for the young and old. Unpaid care work widens the savings gap between men and women. The ripple effect of being out of the workforce is that women face greater risk of inadequate savings at retirement, which also impacts their mental well-being, economic progress and financial independence.

How do we help women stay in the workplace as Covid-19 continues to rage on? And if women are able to stay in the workforce, how do we ensure that workplaces are fair and transparent and support women to thrive?

To discuss this issue, we have our FWA Champions Julia Raiskin (Citi), Sheela Parakkal (Prudential Singapore), Anshul Sidher (ANZ) and Bruno Guilloton (AXA Investment Managers) in panel, moderated by Low Chin Loo (FWA/EDGE Certification)

FWA, in collaboration with BLACKROCK, GIC and SGX invites you to celebrate International Women’s Day with an inspirational panel in a discussion on choosing to challenge to elevate our world to a more gender equal world. Come join us and be part of the collective voice marking a call to action #CHOOOSE TO CHALLENGE

We look to celebrate women’s successes and contribution in our own small personal ways as well as introduce bigger ways to facilitate the causes that we believe in.

“ IWD 2021 THEME

#CHOOSETOCHALLENGE - A challenged world is an alert world.

Individually, we're all responsible for our own thoughts and actions - all day, every day.

We can choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequity. We can choose to seek out and celebrate women's achievements.

Collectively, we can all help create an inclusive world. 

From challenge comes change, so let's all choose to challenge. “

Join us at this special IWD Event.

Registered participants will receive the link for the Zoom session prior to the event.

The registration deadline is 4 MARCH 2021.