New freedoms and new pressures: Six insights into Asia's middle class women
Low Lai Chow
A relaxation of attitudes across Asia means that things are looking up for the continent's women - particularly the educated middle classes - despite cultural factors hindering the pace of change and causing a tension in their lives. This was the broad message from Melanie Howard, co-founder and chair of the Future Foundation trend and forecasting consultancy, when she addressed The Festival of Media Asia 2013 in Singapore.
Before revealing a series of insights into females across Asia, she discussed a key driver of change:...