First woman country chair in Shell Malaysia on the challenges faced by women in leadership

When Siti started her journey in 1994 as an operations engineer with Shell, she never realised that she would one day be running one of the world's largest energy companies.

Siti Hurrairah Sulaiman, the first woman to hold the position of country chair in Shell Malaysia, encourages women not to look down on themselves even though social norms and expectations often limit their opportunities.

“Societal expectations puts a great deal of pressure on Asian women, making them believe they need to work twice as hard just to get half the recognition,” says the 51-year-old.