Lecture by Dr. Jiang Lai in the 40th talk of the “Tan Lark Sye Lecture Series”
The 40th session of the Tan Lark Sye Lecture Series took place on 23rd April 2025. The guest speaker for this event were Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jiang Lai from the Department of Public Administration at the School of Law, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (SUIBE), who delivered a lecture titled “Women's Talent Development and Leadership.” In her lecture, Dr. Jiang Lai delved into paths, challenges, dilemmas and coping strategies related to the development of female talent.
Dr. Jiang Lai was a senior visiting scholar at Wellesley College in the United States. She also serves as a board member of the Shanghai Marriage and Family Studies Association and as a committee member of the Women’s Leadership Research Committee under the Shanghai Leadership Science Society. She has authored several monographs, including Research on Leadership Development and Effectiveness in Girls’ Schools: A Case Study of Wellesley College and Studies on Women’s Leadership. She has also co-authored works such as The New Era of Childbirth and Social Organizations and Public Security. She has published over 30 papers in top-tier Chinese academic journals and internationally recognized SSCI-indexed journals. She has led various research projects, including the National Social Science Fund projecton “Women’s Employment under China’s Two-Child Policy”, and has received several academic honors, such as the Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award by the All-China Women’s Federationand the Outstanding Theoretical Research Achievement Award on Women and Children by the Shanghai Women’s Federation.
During the lecture, Dr. Jiang highlighted how women's increasing levels of education and growing presence in the workforce have empowered them in the public sphere, leading to unprecedented achievements and leadership opportunities. She emphasized that the exploration of women’s leadership not only enriches leadership studies but also deepens and expands gender studies. It plays a significant role in awakening self-awareness among women and advancing gender equality and harmony.
Following the lecture, a Q&A session allowed the audience and the moderator to engage actively, the audience raised questions related to women's leadership, all of which Dr. Jiang patiently addressed. The lecture was hosted by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tey Shi Bin, Deputy Vice Chancellor of New Era University College, and drew the participation of approximately 170 attendees.
