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One in two Singaporeans would vote a female President into the Istana, and four in five would accept a woman Cabinet Minister, if a recent survey is anything to go by.
In the poll of 1,256 Singaporeans, conducted by MyMailMoment.com, a lifestyle research portal of SingPost, 63 per cent of the female respondents said they would vote for a woman President, compared to 58 per cent of male respondents.
Surprisingly, the oldest age group — those aged 50 and above — seemed the most receptive to the idea of a woman president.
Meanwhile, 83 per cent of respondents would accept a female Minister, with women perceiving a female minister to be more capable than her male counterpart.
Lauding the findings, Ms Constance Singam, president of the Association of Women for Action and Research, said: “It shows that Singaporeans are open and that they recognise that women can be leaders and capable, and why not?”
Sociologist Paulin Straughan of the National University of Singapore said: “It suggests endorsement for the position that women are welcomed in positions of higher office. It speaks volumes of women already holding positions of influence — if they hadn’t done well, then you wouldn’t have this kind of affirmation.”
A woman has never been a fullfledged Cabinet Minister, although Dr Seet Ai Mee served briefly as Acting Minister for Community Development and Sports in 1991.
As for current political office holders, four are women: Minister of State(Community Development, Youth & Sports) Yu—Foo Yee Shoon, Senior Minister of State (National Development and Education) Grace Fu, Senior Minister of State (Finance and Transport) Lim Hwee Hua, Mayor and Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Environment and Water Resources) Amy Khor.
Released in conjunction with the National Day, the survey was part of a broader survey of 2,017 people, who were asked their opinion on nationalism, politics, job environment and cost of living. Eighty—seven per cent who took part were Singaporean citizens, the rest permanent residents and foreigners in Singapore.
A third were willing to switch citizenship or permanent residency elsewhere if an opportunity came up.
Asked if they felt a strong sense of belonging to Singapore, 26 per cent gave a negative response, while 59 per cent said they would stay and fight for Singapore in a war.
These figures compare to Today’s own National Day survey last year, in which just over half of those polled — 466 citizens here and abroad — said they would lay down their lives for the country. And 76 per cent were proud or very proud of being a Singaporean.
On the latest findings, Nominated Member of Parliament Siew Kum Hong noted there are already concerns that Singapore is seen as a place to make money and “a hotel of sorts, which people will leave if greener pastures are available”.
“Certainly we should investigate further, and invest more effort in making Singapore a place that people are emotionally attached to,” he said. — TODAY
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Originally posted by princessdiana:
One in two Singaporeans would vote a female President into the Istana, and four in five would accept a woman Cabinet Minister, if a recent survey is anything to go by.
In the poll of 1,256 Singaporeans, conducted by MyMailMoment.com, a lifestyle research portal of SingPost, 63 per cent of the female respondents said they would vote for a woman President, compared to 58 per cent of male respondents.
Surprisingly, the oldest age group — those aged 50 and above — seemed the most receptive to the idea of a woman president.
Meanwhile, 83 per cent of respondents would accept a female Minister, with women perceiving a female minister to be more capable than her male counterpart.
Lauding the findings, Ms Constance Singam, president of the Association of Women for Action and Research, said: “It shows that Singaporeans are open and that they recognise that women can be leaders and capable, and why not?”
Sociologist Paulin Straughan of the National University of Singapore said: “It suggests endorsement for the position that women are welcomed in positions of higher office. It speaks volumes of women already holding positions of influence — if they hadn’t done well, then you wouldn’t have this kind of affirmation.”
A woman has never been a fullfledged Cabinet Minister, although Dr Seet Ai Mee served briefly as Acting Minister for Community Development and Sports in 1991.
As for current political office holders, four are women: Minister of State(Community Development, Youth & Sports) Yu—Foo Yee Shoon, Senior Minister of State (National Development and Education) Grace Fu, Senior Minister of State (Finance and Transport) Lim Hwee Hua, Mayor and Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Environment and Water Resources) Amy Khor.
Released in conjunction with the National Day, the survey was part of a broader survey of 2,017 people, who were asked their opinion on nationalism, politics, job environment and cost of living. Eighty—seven per cent who took part were Singaporean citizens, the rest permanent residents and foreigners in Singapore.
A third were willing to switch citizenship or permanent residency elsewhere if an opportunity came up.
Asked if they felt a strong sense of belonging to Singapore, 26 per cent gave a negative response, while 59 per cent said they would stay and fight for Singapore in a war.
These figures compare to Today’s own National Day survey last year, in which just over half of those polled — 466 citizens here and abroad — said they would lay down their lives for the country. And 76 per cent were proud or very proud of being a Singaporean.
On the latest findings, Nominated Member of Parliament Siew Kum Hong noted there are already concerns that Singapore is seen as a place to make money and “a hotel of sorts, which people will leave if greener pastures are available”.
“Certainly we should investigate further, and invest more effort in making Singapore a place that people are emotionally attached to,” he said. — TODAYit doesnt matter really, because the job means doing nothing and get big bucks. even a trained monkey can do the same job.
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Originally posted by mamamamama:
most importantly, we must not elect a female president just to prove that females have got what it takes to be a president.. don't be like that group of female mount everest climbers who are willing to spend almost 1million dollars just to prove that females can climb that stupid mountain..
Agree.
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Originally posted by mamamamama:
most importantly, we must not elect a female president just to prove that females have got what it takes to be a president.. don't be like that group of female mount everest climbers who are willing to spend almost 1million dollars just to prove that females can climb that stupid mountain..
Exactly, those aunties are not climbing mount everest, they are having holidays there.Hmmm...i want to submit my application to be President of Singapore, where to get application form huh??
President Angelina, President, Republic of Singapore,...wow! so nice title..change istana into one big disco and hottest area in singapore
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Originally posted by angel7030:
Exactly, those aunties are not climbing mount everest, they are having holidays there.Hmmm...i want to submit my application to be President of Singapore, where to get application form huh??
President Angelina, President, Republic of Singapore,...wow! so nice title..change istana into one big disco and hottest area in singapore
That would be great, partying and pubbing every night at Istana.
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