There has always been a generational gap between the young and the old with their differing values and attitudes on various topics ranging from parenting to politics. But are these differences really because of the difference in age? Does our age really matter so much and how can we bridge this generational gap between the young and the old?

On the sixth episode of the second season, host and Associate Director at the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) Liang Kaixin chats with Dr Kanwaljit Soin, an orthopaedic and hand surgeon, and Dr Teo Kay Key, a Research Fellow at the IPS Social Lab, about generational divide, ageism, retirement and re-employment.

Find out more about the young vs the old:
The Straits Times (1 Nov 2021): Retirement and re-employment ages in Singapore will be raised to 65 and 70

·       The Straits Times (30 Sep 2021): Ending ageism - the prejudice against one's future self
TODAY (19 Apr 2021): Generational divide emerges in debate over young singles choosing to move out of parents’ home
The Straits Times (23 Mar 2021): Singapore’s approach to healthy ageing is to see it as a positive force
CNA (25 Jul 2020): Commentary: Older workers vulnerable to rising tide of retrenchment as ageist mindsets persist
London School of Economics (12 Feb 2020): Welcome to the multi-stage life
Channel News Asia (25 Oct 2019):Commentary: Regardless of age, here’s how to make sense of Singapore’s generation divide

About our guests:

Dr Kanwaljit Soin

Orthopaedic and Hand Surgeon

Kanwaljit graduated top of her class with MBBS Hons in 1966 and received her Master of Medicine (Surgery) from the University of Singapore in 1970. She was the President of Singapore Orthopaedic Association in 2014 and the President of the Singapore Hand Society in 1989-1990.

In 1992, she became Singapore’s first female Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP). She was also founding member and president of the Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE). Her other credentials include being the founding chair of the Singapore chapter of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), founding president of Women’s Initiative for Ageing Successfully (WINGS) and the Global Ambassador of HelpAge International.

She was named Singapore’s “Women of the Year” in 1992 and has received many other accolades since then including being awarded UNIFEM Lifetime Achievement Award, Singapore Medical Association Merit Award and the “Good Samaritan” Award from the Rotary Club of Singapore.

Dr Teo Kay Key

Research Fellow at Institute of Policy Studies (IPS)

Kay Key is Research Fellow at the IPS Social Lab. She has a PhD in Political Science from the National University of Singapore. Her research interests are in political and social attitudes, public opinion, voting behaviour, and Singapore society. She is interested in examining these topics using a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods.

Prior to joining IPS, she worked in the civil service for nearly three years doing strategic planning, training, and policy work. She also has a Masters in Political Behaviour from the University of Essex in the United Kingdom and a Bachelors in Social Science from the Singapore Management University.

Her recent works include the World Values Survey and “Integral: A Report on Social Integration in Singapore for the 10th Anniversary of the NIC” as well as “Religiosity and the management of religious harmony: Responses from the IPS survey on race, religion and language”.

On Diversity is a podcast inspired by the Institute of Policy Studies Managing Diversities research programme. In each episode, we chat with guests to explore what diversity means to them, the changes they are making, and the changes they hope to see in an increasingly fragmented society.

More from On Diversity 
Season 2 Episode 5: The New Civil Society, with Carol Soon, IPS Senior Research Fellow and Head of Society and Culture, and Woo Qiyun, Environmentalist and creator of The Weird and Wild
Season 2 Episode 4: Diversity in Elite Schools, with Gillian Koh, IPS Deputy Director and Senior Research Fellow, and Paul Jerusalem, master’s student at NUS
Season 2 Episode 3: The Plight of Buskers, with Yeo Ying Hao, Co-chairman of Buskers Assocation, and Louis Ng, Nee Soon GRC MP 
Season 2 Episode 2: Stay-at-home Dads, with Kelvin Seah, full-time stay-home-dad of two, and Tam Wai Jia, Medical Doctor
Season 2 Episode 1: Conversations about Race, with Dr Daniel Goh, Associate Professor of Sociology at NUS, and Haresh Tilani, Co-founder of Ministry of Funny

There has always been a generational gap between the young and the old with their differing values and attitudes on various topics ranging from parenting to politics. But are these differences really because of the difference in age? Does our age really matter so much and how can we bridge this generational gap between the young and the old?
On the sixth episode of the second season, host and Associate Director at the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) Liang Kaixin chats with Dr Kanwaljit Soin, an orthopaedic and hand surgeon, and Dr Teo Kay Key, a Research Fellow at the IPS Social Lab, about generational divide, ageism, retirement and re-employment.
Find out more about the young vs the old:
<ul>
<li>The Straits Times (1 Nov 2021): <a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/retirement-and-re-employment-ages-will-be-raised-to-65-and-70">Retirement and re-employment ages in Singapore will be raised to 65 and 70</a></li>
</ul>
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Straits Times (30 Sep 2021): <a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/ending-ageism-the-prejudice-against-ones-future-self">Ending ageism - the prejudice against one's future self</a>
<ul>
<li>TODAY (19 Apr 2021): <a href="https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/generational-divide-emerges-debate-over-young-singles-choosing-move-out-parents-home">Generational divide emerges in debate over young singles choosing to move out of parents&rsquo; home</a></li>
<li>The Straits Times (23 Mar 2021): <a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapores-approach-to-healthy-ageing-is-to-see-it-as-a-positive-force">Singapore&rsquo;s approach to healthy ageing is to see it as a positive force</a></li>
<li>CNA (25 Jul 2020): <a href="https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/singapore-older-workers-retrenchment-long-term-unemployment-709346">Commentary: Older workers vulnerable to rising tide of retrenchment as ageist mindsets persist</a></li>
<li>London School of Economics (12 Feb 2020): <a href="https://www.london.edu/think/welcome-to-the-multi-stage-life">Welcome to the multi-stage life</a></li>
<li>Channel News Asia (25 Oct 2019): <a href="https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/millennials-regardless-of-generation-gap-janil-puthucheary-youth-1314046">Commentary: Regardless of age, here&rsquo;s how to make sense of Singapore&rsquo;s generation divide</a></li>
</ul>
About our guests:
Dr Kanwaljit Soin
Orthopaedic and Hand Surgeon
Kanwaljit graduated top of her class with MBBS Hons in 1966 and received her Master of Medicine (Surgery) from the University of Singapore in 1970. She was the President of Singapore Orthopaedic Association in 2014 and the President of the Singapore Hand Society in 1989-1990.
In 1992, she became Singapore&rsquo;s first female Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP). She was also founding member and president of the Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE). Her other credentials include being the founding chair of the Singapore chapter of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), founding president of Women&rsquo;s Initiative for Ageing Successfully (WINGS) and the Global Ambassador of HelpAge International.
She was named Singapore&rsquo;s &ldquo;Women of the Year&rdquo; in 1992 and has received many other accolades since then including being awarded UNIFEM Lifetime Achievement Award, Singapore Medical Association Merit Award and the &ldquo;Good Samaritan&rdquo; Award from the Rotary Club of Singapore.
Dr Teo Kay Key
Research Fellow at Institute of Policy Studies (IPS)
Kay Key is Research Fellow at the IPS Social Lab. She has a PhD in Political Science from the National University of Singapore. Her research interests are in political and social attitudes, public opinion, voting behaviour, and Singapore society. She is interested in examining these topics using a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods.
Prior to joining IPS, she worked in the civil service for nearly three years doing strategic planning, training, and policy work. She also has a Masters in Political Behaviour from the University of Essex in the United Kingdom and a Bachelors in Social Science from the Singapore Management University.
Her recent works include the World Values Survey and &ldquo;Integral: A Report on Social Integration in Singapore for the 10th Anniversary of the NIC&rdquo; as well as &ldquo;Religiosity and the management of religious harmony: Responses from the IPS survey on race, religion and language&rdquo;.
On Diversity is a podcast inspired by the Institute of Policy Studies Managing Diversities research programme. In each episode, we chat with guests to explore what diversity means to them, the changes they are making, and the changes they hope to see in an increasingly fragmented society.
More from On Diversity 
<ul>
<li><a href="https://ipscommons.sg/ips-on-diversity-podcast-s2e5-the-new-civil-society/">Season 2 Episode 5: The New Civil Society, with Carol Soon, IPS Senior Research Fellow and Head of Society and Culture, and Woo Qiyun, Environmentalist and creator of The Weird and Wild</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ipscommons.sg/ips-on-diversity-podcast-s2e4-diversity-in-elite-schools/">Season 2 Episode 4: Diversity in Elite Schools, with Gillian Koh, IPS Deputy Director and Senior Research Fellow, and Paul Jerusalem, master&rsquo;s student at NUS</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ipscommons.sg/ips-on-diversity-podcast-s2e3-the-plight-of-buskers/">Season 2 Episode 3: The Plight of Buskers, with Yeo Ying Hao, Co-chairman of Buskers Assocation, and Louis Ng, Nee Soon GRC MP </a></li>
<li><a href="https://ipscommons.sg/ips-on-diversity-podcast-s2e2-stay-at-home-dads/">Season 2 Episode 2: Stay-at-home Dads, with Kelvin Seah, full-time stay-home-dad of two, and Tam Wai Jia, Medical Doctor</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ipscommons.sg/ips-on-diversity-podcast-s2e1-conversations-about-race/">Season 2 Episode 1: Conversations about Race, with Dr Daniel Goh, Associate Professor of Sociology at NUS, and Haresh Tilani, Co-founder of Ministry of Funny</a></li>
</ul>

"On Diversity" is a podcast series of new insights and fresh discussions, inspired by IPS’ Managing Diversities research programme.

In each episode, IPS Associate Director Liang Kaixin will chat with guests to explore what diversity means to them, the changes they are making and the changes they hope to see in an increasingly fragmented society.

On Diversity features new episodes every week.

"On Diversity" is a podcast series of new insights and fresh discussions, inspired by IPS’ Managing Diversities research programme.
In each episode, IPS Associate Director Liang Kaixin will chat with guests to explore what diversity means to them, the changes they are making and the changes they hope to see in an increasingly fragmented society.
On Diversity features new episodes every week.

IPS On Diversity Podcast

"On Diversity" is a podcast series of new insights and fresh discussions, inspired by IPS’ Managing Diversities research programme. In each episode, IPS Associate Director Liang Kaixin will chat with guests to explore what diversity means to them, the changes they are making and the changes they hope to see in an increasingly fragmented society. On Diversity features new episodes every week.

"On Diversity" is a podcast series of new insights and fresh discussions, inspired by IPS’ Managing Diversities research programme. In each episode, IPS Associate Director Liang Kaixin will chat with guests to explore what diversity means to them, the changes they are making and the changes they hope to see in an increasingly fragmented society. On Diversity features new episodes every week.

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