Do women in security face a glass ceiling?
Hwee-Fong Yong is chair of the Women in Security group in Singapore, under the auspices of ASIS. She has over two decades of experience developing Safety and Security, Risk Management and Business Continuity protocols – most recently in a premises where she is responsible for the safety of over 11,000 employees.
In this episode of Back to Source, she discusses the unique challenges and opportunities that women in the industry experience, particularly in the Asia Pacific region.
She also explores her first role as a firefighter, and how the lessons learned in this physical security position informed her subsequent career in corporate security.
Discover:
- Why the lack of women doing frontline work in security is a disadvantage
- Why the glass ceiling for women in the security sector seems to be breaking
- The need for exclusive platforms to discuss women’s issues
- Women’s advantages in the security industry
- How her fire-fighting career gave her skills for corporate security
- How she approaches any new job in corporate security
- Why technology is not the future for physical security in all countries
- How the profile of young people joining the security industry is changing
- Why she has mentors from outside the profession – and the most important piece of advice given to her by her mentors
And more.
