87% of Southeast Asian women interested in upskilling
SINGAPORE — A survey conducted by non-profit social enterprise She Loves Data (SLD) in collaboration with market research firm Millieu Insight revealed that 87% of women in Southeast Asia are keen on taking upskilling courses to advance their careers.
The survey showed that 44% of employees in Southeast Asia and more than half (57%) in Indonesia intend to make a career switch within the next 5 years.
Meanwhile, female employees in Singapore railed behind the region average in terms of familiarity with digital marketing (5% vs 16% indicated ‘very familiar’). Entrepreneurship motivations were strongest among women aged 35 years and above in Thailand (48%) and the Philippines (43%), where almost half sought to upskill as they had plans to set up their own business.
“As businesses across all industries embrace digital transformation, corporations and employers struggle to fill roles across all digital skills domains. We hope to narrow the digital competence gap with the new SLDxDigital training so women get their fair share of digital economy opportunities,” Jana Marle-Zizkova, Co-founder and volunteering CEO at She Loves Data said.
