The Workers' Party wants more done to address the gender wage gap and to help older women who find it difficult to retire because much of their labour went unpaid, its candidates said in the party's fifth e-rally last night.
"In that window of about 10 years or so, she would lose prime parts of her career and there's little way of making up for that lost time," said Ms Tan, 38, in Mandarin. Associate Professor Jamus Lim and Ms Raeesah Khan, who are both being fielded in Sengkang GRC, and Aljunied GRC candidate Gerald Giam, were also on the panel, which was moderated by East Coast GRC candidate Nicole Seah.
The WP has recommended that employers with 10 or more employees be required to report to the Manpower Ministry any difference in pay between men and women in roles with the same job description. The aggregated data, said the party, could give the public a better idea of the problem and allow steps to be taken to address it.
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