Women and Adversity: 21st Century Women Halimah Yacob President of Singapore Restricting qualifications so only ONE person can qualify? That’s what happened in the Republic of Singapore’s 2017 “election.” Halimah Yacob (pronounced Ha li⸍ mah Ya⸍cob) became the president of Singapore in September 2017, the first woman to attain that post. She has, however, avoided […]