Singapore Women Re-presented
by Audrey Chin, Constance Singam
The Singapore Woman: Who is she? career woman, working mother, foreign domestic worker, expatriate? Who was she? Kampong girl, Nonya matriarch, colonial ‘mem’, mui tsai, Samsui woman? In this bumper of a book, a rich collection of essays, anecdotes, and selected works offer a multi-faceted view of what it means to be a woman in Singapore, providing an engaging spectrum on the lives of women in Singapore then and now. Whether serious or light-hearted, the pieces in his insightful book explore the social issues and conflicts women face in an ever-changing society.
Size: 151 x 204 mm
Extent: 359 pages
Binding: Paperback
Weight: 700 g
ISBN: 978-981-3065-93-2
by Audrey Chin, Constance Singam
The Singapore Woman: Who is she? career woman, working mother, foreign domestic worker, expatriate? Who was she? Kampong girl, Nonya matriarch, colonial ‘mem’, mui tsai, Samsui woman? In this bumper of a book, a rich collection of essays, anecdotes, and selected works offer a multi-faceted view of what it means to be a woman in Singapore, providing an engaging spectrum on the lives of women in Singapore then and now. Whether serious or light-hearted, the pieces in his insightful book explore the social issues and conflicts women face in an ever-changing society.
Size: 151 x 204 mm
Extent: 359 pages
Binding: Paperback
Weight: 700 g
ISBN: 978-981-3065-93-2
by Audrey Chin, Constance Singam
The Singapore Woman: Who is she? career woman, working mother, foreign domestic worker, expatriate? Who was she? Kampong girl, Nonya matriarch, colonial ‘mem’, mui tsai, Samsui woman? In this bumper of a book, a rich collection of essays, anecdotes, and selected works offer a multi-faceted view of what it means to be a woman in Singapore, providing an engaging spectrum on the lives of women in Singapore then and now. Whether serious or light-hearted, the pieces in his insightful book explore the social issues and conflicts women face in an ever-changing society.
Size: 151 x 204 mm
Extent: 359 pages
Binding: Paperback
Weight: 700 g
ISBN: 978-981-3065-93-2
Reviews
Well written and prompts you to think about how things have (and must still) change for women in Singapore (or anywhere else). Two thumbs up! – Goodreads