This is 1 of the 11 interview features as part of our International Women’s Day Special Edition.

By Soh Jing Yee (21S03Q) 

In celebration of successful female entrepreneurs this International Women’s Day, we have caught up with Dr. Elaine Kim. Dr. Elaine Kim is a Singapore-based female entrepreneur and palliative care doctor. Outside of her hectic work life, she is also a mother to 3 little boys. As a working mum herself, she was inspired to establish Trehaus—a modern preschool and childcare centre with a focus on raising changemakers for the future—in response to the woes of working parents in Singapore who are looking to maintain a healthy work-life balance. 

This is 1 of the 11 interview features as part of our International Women’s Day Special Edition.

By Noelle Leow (21A01B) 

Ms Rahayu Mahzam, from the class of 1998, is probably best known as an MP of Jurong GRC. Apart from representing minority interests in Parliament as a female Malay-Muslim MP, Ms Rahayu is also a lawyer and mother. Read on to find out more about her experiences in the fields of politics, law and motherhood, and her favourite memories from Raffles. 

This is 1 of the 11 interview features as part of our International Women’s Day Special Edition.

By Max Chwa (21A01B) 

For those with artistic ambitions, the choice between one’s passions and a stable income can hold an unspeakable gravity. The pressure to succeed that many of us face only compounds the inner turmoil involved in selecting a university, a degree, or even a bonded scholarship. While these decisions appear to be one of life’s many crossroads, Ms Suba Sivakumaran’s journey towards directing reveals that there’s more than one way to follow your dreams.

This is 1 of the 11 interview features as part of our International Women’s Day Special Edition.

By Elizabeth Paulyn Gostelow (21A01B) 

Turning one’s beloved hobby into a career isn’t a common path for many. But with her lifelong passion in fashion design, Ms. Dorothy Loh has deviated from this convention with style.

Making the switch from her banking career to fashion entrepreneurship, Ms. Loh founded her two fashion labels Dotted Line and Dote. Founded in 2006, Dotted Line is a contemporary cheongsam label which sells cheongsams for modern, everyday wear. Three years after establishing Dotted Line, Ms Loh founded Dote, a maternity line.

This is 1 of the 11 interview features as part of our International Women’s Day Special Edition.

By Matthew Ethan Ramli (21S03F)
Photo courtesy of The Business Times

In a one-room HDB flat was a mother fighting to care for her bed-ridden teenage son. He was born with an illness that robbed him of his mobility, but without the means to purchase mobility devices, his mother was his only support in conducting the simplest of tasks. To relieve some of the financial burden, Voluntary Welfare Organisations (now known as Social Service Agencies, or SSAs) supplied the necessary treatments and care. This visit, a part of the weekly Interact Club sessions, was what sparked Ms. Tan Li San’s urge to do her utmost in helping the underprivileged, a personal responsibility that she carries with her till today.