Announcements

UWAS Museum Tour (2 January 2010): Image of our landscape guided by Rosie Wee (UWAS Program Chair)

This special exhibition has been put up by the National Museum of Singapore to depict 19th century Singapore and their representations. The focus is on painting, prints and photographs from the last quarter of the 19th century to the turn of the 20th century. Underpinning this approach to landscape is the political and socio-economic milieu in which they existed. It aims to provoke the audience to ask to what extent we can claim these as part of our heritage given their colonial background.
Date: Saturday 2 January 2010
Time: 11am
Venue: National Museum of Singapore. (Please assemble at the Basement at 1055am. Entrance is free.)
Please confirm your attendance by 26 December 2009.

30 Nov 2009

UWAS Museum Tour and UWAS Lohei gathering

Dr. Theresa Devasahayam delivered a very captivating and mind-opening talk on gender issues during our last dinner talk at Suntec NUSS Guild House.
Please look out for more interesting programs for our members and friends.
We will be announcing shortly the dates of UWAS Museum Tour (January 2010) and UWAS Lohei gathering (February 2010). Please join us and help to make UWAS events a success.

30 Nov 2009

UWAS congratulates our dear member Prof. Ann Wee who has just received an outstanding lifetime volunteer's award

With great pleasure, we would like to extend our heartfelt congratulation for our dear member, Prof. Ann Wee ,for her life standing achievements. Prof. Wee is a staunch supporter of UWAS and is an inspirational figure for many UWAS members. We would like also to thank Prof. Wee for her continuous support for UWAS. We are looking forward to seeing more of her great works which all of us can learn from.

15 October 2009

DINNER TALK by Dr. Theresa W.Devasahayam 6 November 2009
Topic: Gender Trends in Southeast Asia.

As a region, Southeast Asia has undergone enormous economic and social changes in the last few decades. Women as a collective have seen their lives transformed as a result of rapid development and economic growth. In exploring the progress made by Southeast Asian men and women, this book seeks to answer the following questions:
(a) In what areas have women been able to achieve parity with men?
(b) In what areas do women encounter specific disadvantages based on their gender as compared with men?
(c) How have women's concerns and problems been addressed by the governments in this region with the aim of encouraging gender equality?
As the title of this book suggests, the chapters provide an analysis of the broad trends (including changes and continuities) in the experiences, interests and concerns of Southeast Asian women. The chapters examine the trends related to women in the following arenas: the family, economic participation, politics, health, and religion. In some arenas, the trends reflect the disadvantages women face, which in turn have led to gender gaps; in other areas, women’s progress has been found to eclipse that of the men, although this tends to be the exception. Your attendance and support will be appreciated.

Date: Friday 6th November 2009
Time: 7.00 pm
Venue: NUSS Suntec City Guild House, Level 5. Suntec Tower Four
Cost: $25 per pax (UWAS member only)
Please email rosiewee@gmail.com by 30 October 2009 to confirm
Cheques made payable to: UWAS on the night of the dinner. Payment has to be made upon confirmation

12 February 2009

UWA Conference

"Promoting Financial Literacy Among Women and Girls" 1-2 May 2009

UWA CONFERENCE REGISTRATION CLOSING DATE: 22 April 2009

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[Folder] Name	Description
[webusers]Member login at Forum.doc	Instruction about member login at Forum
A special invitation to join UwaS.doc	Invitation to join UWAS
Berita_Harian_pg5_1_soka award.jpg	Photo: Soka Awards to UWAS members
[ifuw]*	Emails from IFUW
[itStuff] AutorunCD.pdf	How to make the autorun.inf for automatic loading of CDs and DVDs
[ifStuff] PowerpointCD.pdf	How to put a PowerPoint presentation on a CD
[miscellaneous]*	A potpourri of shared items
[webusers]FAQ_registration.ppt	FAQ on web registration
[webusers]MemberSettings_uwas.pdf	Information on using webmails on uwas.org
[webusers]Sep12_demo.doc	Handout for new website demo on September 12, 2006

Upcoming Events

UWAS Exco Meeting No.20

Date:	Wednesday 24 February 2010
Time:	6.30pm (dinner followed by meeting)
Venue:	Queens Hotel Brasserie
Address:	Queens Hotel, Queens Road

UWAS Lohei Dinner 2010

Date:	Saturday 27 February 2010
Time:	7.00 pm
Venue:	NUSS Guild House
Address:	Suntec City

Genevieve Ng

Profession:
An accounting, finance & HR practitioner.

Background:
I graduated from Curtin University Of Technology in 1991, obtained my CPA from CPA Australia in 1995, graduated with a Master of Business Administration from University Of Western Australia in 1996 and obtained my Fellow of FINSIA in 2005.

Interests/Hobbies:
I read widely, ponder deeply and analyse topics of interest. Helping youth and young adult to realise their untap potential to give their best in their studies and life with hard work and no short cut. Motivating myself to get off the couch to exercise. And volunteer my time to de-stigmatise mental health, which is a turn off conversation topic for many in our society.

Reading now:
Saving The Sun, How Wall Street Mavericks Shook Up Japan's Financial World and Made Billions by Gillian Tett

Favourite Haunt in Singapore
No particular specific haunt in Singapore though I tend to laze around my neighbourhood in the eastside of Singapore during weekends and public holidays.

Interesting fact
A woman of contradiction. Whilst I strive for work life balance, I usually would not refuse challenging tasks. And kind friends would advise me against burnout.