On 17th November, SCWO hosted entrepreneurs Bernadette Giam from Creative Eateries and Pek Lay Peng from SocietyA, along with President Junie Foo at a panel discussion, moderated by Eunice Olsen. The discussion was held in conjunction with SCWO’s inaugural fundraising campaign, Gift of Giving, where 6 women entrepreneurs came forward to pledge a percentage of their profits and revenue to SCWO. Creative Eateries and SocietyA were two of the six retailers participating in the campaign. Streamed on both Zoom and Facebook, the event was attended by many long-time supporters of SCWO, who showed their enthusiasm to contribute to the campaign. The discussion focused on how women entrepreneurs can grow their…

The SCWO has launched its inaugural Gift of Giving Campaign. For the duration of this campaign, the SCWO will be working with six women entrepreneurs who have agreed to donate a percentage of their sales during the month of November to the SCWO and its initiatives. This means that a percentage of the amount spent by shoppers during the month of November will go towards supporting the SCWO. Alongside supporting the SCWO, patrons who shop at these stores during the campaign period will also be supporting these women-owned, locally run businesses. The money raised throughout the month of November will fund the SCWO and all its services that provide support…

  Networking, self-awareness, showing the willingness to learn, and taking on challenges- these are some leadership skills and qualities expected from all employees. However, when we think of leadership, we often think of managerial or C-level executives only. With limited work experience and very little decision-making power, new fresh graduates and lower-level executives are often left wondering how they can rise up the ranks to become the experts of their industries. Young women are often further disadvantaged as traditional gender norms and stereotypes still link masculine traits to leadership, discouraging them from speaking up and claiming their space in a company. On 21st September, more than 60 participants joined the…