PSP's Stephanie Tan on making the leap from homemaker to the political stage | Deep Dive podcast

After years of being a lawyer, Stephanie Tan became a stay-at-home mum to care for her two daughters. In the last 2 years, she has been using her law experience to help the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) with their parliamentary work. Now a first-time candidate contesting Pioneer SMC, Stephanie tells Otelli Edwards on the Deep Dive podcast how party chairman Dr Tan Cheng Bock inspired her to join politics, and how being a parent helps her connect better with residents. 00:00 Intro 01:03 Stephanie Tan describes herself in three words 03:04 Why she chose the Progress Singapore Party 04:26 Giving up a legal career for family 05:50 Most fulfilling part of motherhood 08:15 Addressing criticism about her candidacy 10:26 Strong views on PSLE and mental health 12:26 Why she didn't join PAP or WP 14:45 How her husband supports her political journey 16:41 Campaigning with limited resources 18:30 Her hopes for a maturing political scene Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Visit our website: https://cna.asia Download our app: https://cna.asia/app Get our editors' picks of stories via chat apps: Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp: https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us on these platforms:   / channelnewsasia     / channelnewsasia     / channelnewsasia