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The East Asian Miracle (for women)

ROCKING OUR PRIORS

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The East Asian Miracle for Women: A Case Study of Singapore

This chapter explores the response of Chinese, Malays, and Indians in Singapore to industrialization and how it impacted female employment. It discusses the cultural preference for female seclusion but also the significant increase in female employment by 1979 due to economic rewards and structural transformation.

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