Out @ Work - Biographies Of Speakers

We all encounter conversations such as:

"Where's your boy/girlfriend?"

"Are you married?"

"Why don't you wear skirts?" (Somehow it is a hot favourite for girls)

"Why don't you use make up?"

"You need to be more feminine/masculine."

"Why aren't you married?"

We all know that its not easy to strive in such a competitive work environment, hidden prejudice or otherwise.

The fact is that some people will not hesitate to use it against you.

That is precisely why it is important to face the issue and get it out of the way.

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We have a fabulous panel of speakers that have talked the talk and walked the walk. See biographies below:

Otto Fong came out publicly via a blog when he was a teacher in Raffles Institution. After intense public scrutiny subsided, he was allowed to remain in his job. Otto is now a fulltime comic artist. His Science comics "Sir Fong's Adventures In Science" has just been mentioned by Straits Times as a Children's Bestseller.

George Hwang is an Intellectual Property and Media Law specialist, in private practice. George's interest in Constitutional rights stems from his practice in Media Law and innate sense of justice. He believes that you cannot be a good Media Lawyer without knowing Freedom of Expression. Similarly, you cannot talk about equal opportunities in employment without knowing what non-discrimination means, constitutionally. Given his corporate background, which includes being the general manager of one of the big 5 international music publishing companies in Hong Kong, George is naturally interested in Corporate Social Responsibility. His human rights record includes advising the advocates of the Repeal377A campaign, and representing the International Bar Association as trial observer in Malaysia and Vietnam in Freedom of Expression related prosecutions. Currently, he has a regular column on www.fridae.com. Leow Yangfa has spent most of his adult life volunteering or working in the social services sector. After graduating with a degree in social policy in 1999, his first full-time job was in a statutory organisation, co-ordinating & developing social services run by voluntary welfare organisations in Singapore. He's since acquired qualfications in social work, and is now working in a local non-profit charity where he functions as a social worker and trainer. His coming out story was featured in "SQ21", and is out to his family, friends, colleagues & anyone else who cares to know.

Tan Hui Yee has spent the past 6 years running Women's Nite, a monthly discussion gathering for lesbians and bisexual women in Singapore. Over the past decade, she has also volunteered with other groups that promoted civil society activism and the rights of migrant workers, among other things.

Joshua Yim is the founder and CEO of the ACHIEVE Group of companies, which provides human capital solutions for local conglomerates and MNCs in the Asia Pacific region. In 2009, Joshua’s achievements culminated in him being honoured as one of the top entrepreneurs in the prestigious Entrepreneur Of The Year Award 2009. A prominent figure in Singapore’s HR community, Joshua is often invited as a speaker for a variety of HR and business events. He appears regularly in interviews on TV, radio, magazines and newspapers, and also contributes opinion articles to the various media.