Proportion of Women in Leadership Roles in Public Service

Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs (a) how many women serve at the Permanent Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Ambassador-at-large, Director-General and Deputy Director-General, Head of Mission and Deputy Head of Mission levels, and their equivalents in the Ministry; (b) what proportion does women account for at each of these levels respectively; and (c) what proportion does women account for amongst the foreign service officers and total Ministry staff respectively.

Dr Vivian Balakrishnan: Women constitute about half of the staff and a quarter of the senior appointments at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.