What Gender Equality Looks Like to Women Across Southeast Asia

75% of respondents identified cost of living issues relating to affordability of groceries/food and transportation as a top election issue.

Across Southeast Asia, financial planning is a deeply personal journey shaped by culture, economy, and generation. In Milieu Insight’s latest regional study, 3,000 people across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines shared how they think about money- what drives them, what worries them, and what their goals are.

What does “having it all” mean in Southeast Asia today? From the importance of marriage to the meaning of home, Milieu Insight polled 3,000 people across six countries—Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines—to explore evolving perspectives on family and life priorities across four generations: Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, and Baby Boomers.