• Initiatives to boost access for girls and women to STEM education and careers are thriving in Singapore.
• When F1 took over the city recently, Tata Communications hosted a community event with experts from the worlds of gender equality, technology, and sports.
• Although women do make up more of the STEM workforce than they used to, there’s still a long way to go before we reach true gender equality.

Men may have long dominated science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and careers, but in Singapore women’s employment in science-based fields is climbing fast.

A combination of a strong STEM primary education system, combined with encouragement and mentorship from prominent companies and organizations such as the nonprofit United Women Singapore (UWS), appears to be working. Approximately 48% of all STEM degree candidates in Singapore’s universities are women, and 41% of the tech workforce is now female.

The president of UWS, Georgette Tan, said: “We’re proud of our flagship program that focuses on STEM and encourages young girls to take up STEM. The jobs of the future are digital, and a strong base will give these young women a leg up in STEM careers.” Tan was speaking at Amp It Up, an event hosted by Tata Communications for STEM students during the Singapore Grand Prix in September.

Community engagement is getting girls and women into the sports and technology sectors

Tata Communications is one of the private partners working with the local community in Singapore on initiatives to boost female participation. Prior to Grand Prix week,

This article was created by Insider Studios with Tata Communications.