In a world where there aren’t enough ladies leading the technology industry, meet three women who are bucking the trend by harnessing the power of tech to revamp the way we buy homes, date and even grow older
It’s no secret that the tech sector is dominated by men. According to a 2014 manpower survey by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), women make up only 30 per cent of the tech workforce in Singapore. This gender ratio is mirrored globally, where only around a third of employees at tech juggernauts like Google and Apple are women, based on worldwide employee data for 2015.
But did you know that women are responsible for some of the core innovations that drive our economy today? Yes, members of the fairer sex are shaking up the industry in ways never seen before and their technological achievements are making our lives easier, better and more fulfilling. Get acquainted with them now.
Buying a home is no small matter, and with the property market in flux it could be one of the most stressful things you do in life. Two sisters are riding out the wave with OhMyHome, an app that connects HDB buyers and tenants directly to potential sellers and landlords, without the need for any agents, to save future home owners some big bucks in the process.
Empowering Buyers:
“No matter what industry you’re in there’s always a way to innovate and make things more efficient. We were already involved in the real estate business before this, but when tech became a big thing, we started brainstorming and that’s how OhMyHome was hatched. We realised that there wasn’t a dedicated portal where people could post their HDB sale notices for free and search for homes for free. up to 82 per cent of Singaporeans live in HDBs, so we wanted to help them save money.”
Savings Galore:
This story is from the June 2017 edition of The Singapore Women's Weekly.
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