With International Women’s Day celebrated each year in March, this month’s edition acknowledges the challenges professional women face in achieving recognition and fair pay, and the steps taken by companies in Asia to diversify their workforce and boards. We also speak with female members for their views on gender equality and finding a work-life balance that works for them.
Lam Thi Ngoc Hao FCCA, partner and head of clients and markets at KPMG Vietnam, has seen her career flourish since she joined the firm 25 years ago. A mother of two children, she wants to inspire young women to follow their dreams and be confident. She also talks about the dynamic, fast-moving business landscape in Vietnam and why her own skillset is constantly evolving.
We also hear from young, ambitious ACCA members Diyana Aqilah and Shanejeet Kaur Rajput, both from Malaysia, on their motivations for success.
In our infographic, we look at how board diversity is gathering momentum in Singapore as corporates are increasing efforts to increase women’s participation on boards. And our columnist Vanessa Richards considers how business leaders can address equality issues by using more sophisticated methods of data collection.
Business psychologist Jess Baker writes on why compassion in the workplace improves innovation, retention and productivity. She offers some advice on how to create a compassionate organisation. Meanwhile, business mentor Darren Fleming explains how finance leaders can make their opinions and insights count in his article on The secret to influencing others.
And we find out what this year’s Budget in Singapore means for the city state’s growth and prosperity in our column Taxes for resilience and technical feature.
Finally, this month AB has published a special edition focusing on big tech. Readers can earn free CPD units while learning about some of the latest developments in AI, climate tech, cyber security, audit technology, cryptos, NFTs and more.
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