Trend of Female Workforce Participation with Younger Children across Income Deciles over Last Five Years

Debated in Parliament on 5 Oct 2020.

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Over the last five years, the overall female labour force participation rate for those with younger children has risen, with Singapore ranking among the top five OECD countries in 2018 for such participation among mothers with at least one child aged below six.
Labour force participation cannot be measured by income deciles because individuals without work do not draw an income, so trends across income deciles are not available for this group.
A detailed breakdown of the trend is provided in Table 1, though specific data points are not summarized in the debate.

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Desmond Choo

Mr Desmond Choo asked the Minister for Manpower over the last five years, what is the trend of female workforce participation for those with younger children across the income deciles.

Mrs Josephine Teo

Labour force participation for a given group informs us of the percentage of persons (working or not working) who are participating in the labour force. But since individuals without work do not draw an income, labour force participation cannot be measured by income deciles. However, over the past five years, our overall female labour force participation rate for those with younger children has risen. Refer to Table 1 for the breakdown.

On this front, Singapore fares well internationally. Our overall female labour force participation rate for those with at least one child aged below six was ranked amongst the top five OECD countries in 2018, the latest year for which comparison data is available1.

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Over the last five years, the overall female labour force participation rate for those with younger children has risen, with Singapore ranking among the top five OECD countries in 2018 for such participation among mothers with at least one child aged below six.
Labour force participation cannot be measured by income deciles because individuals without work do not draw an income, so trends across income deciles are not available for this group.
A detailed breakdown of the trend is provided in Table 1, though specific data points are not summarized in the debate.

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Trend of Female Workforce Participation with Younger Children across Income Deciles over Last Five Years

Debated in Parliament on 5 Oct 2020.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Over the last five years, the overall female labour force participation rate for those with younger children has risen, with Singapore ranking among the top five OECD countries in 2018 for such participation among mothers with at least one child aged below six.
Labour force participation cannot be measured by income deciles because individuals without work do not draw an income, so trends across income deciles are not available for this group.
A detailed breakdown of the trend is provided in Table 1, though specific data points are not summarized in the debate.

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Desmond Choo

Mr Desmond Choo asked the Minister for Manpower over the last five years, what is the trend of female workforce participation for those with younger children across the income deciles.

Mrs Josephine Teo

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Over the last five years, the overall female labour force participation rate for those with younger children has risen, with Singapore ranking among the top five OECD countries in 2018 for such participation among mothers with at least one child aged below six.
Labour force participation cannot be measured by income deciles because individuals without work do not draw an income, so trends across income deciles are not available for this group.
A detailed breakdown of the trend is provided in Table 1, though specific data points are not summarized in the debate.

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Trend of Female Workforce Participation with Younger Children across Income Deciles over Last Five Years

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Desmond Choo

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Trend of Female Workforce Participation with Younger Children across Income Deciles over Last Five Years

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Mrs Josephine Teo

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