At a recent leadership dialogue jointly organised by the Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations (SCWO), Boardagender and DKSH Healthcare, I asked a room full of accomplished women leaders a simple question: What comes to mind when you think about women’s health?
The answers came quickly: Menopause. Fertility. Sleep. Mental health. Heart health. Then I asked a second question: How many of your organisations have workplace policies or conversations that meaningfully support women through these experiences? The room fell silent.
That moment stayed with me, because it captured a contradiction many women experience. We are increasingly talking about developing women leaders, yet we rarely talk about one of the biggest influencing factors: their health.
