Category: Family and Divorce

13 January 2022: Beyond the Bare Necessities—Gender & Minimum Income Standard in Singapore

What does it truly cost to live well in Singapore? According to a recent Minimum Income Stand...

Let’s protect the best interests of divorced transnational couples’ children

The Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) is heartened to see shared care and con...

Broaden family violence definition to explicitly include coercive control

This was originally published to The Straits Times on December 9 2021.  The Association of Women...

Silent spouse abuse – how coercive control is at the heart of family violence

This op-ed was originally published in Channel NewsAsia on October 5 2021. When Annie* offers an ...

Firms too can play a key role in supporting victims of family violence

This letter was originally published in The Straits Times on September 29 2021. I agree with Foru...

Give parents paid miscarriage leave to heal

This was originally published in The Straits Times on August 11 2021.  The Association of Women ...

In response to the national gender equality review, AWARE launches historic omnibus report with 88 recommendations to remove barriers at all stages of women’s lives

This post was originally published as a press release on 29 July 2021. 29 July 2021 - Impleme...

Make divorce more amicable

This op-ed was originally published in The Straits Times on 22 July 2021.  It is 2021, and 50 ye...

With 191 individuals across seven communities, AWARE co-produces series of policy wishlists spurring policy-makers to reimagine gender equality in Singapore

This post was originally published as a press release on 8 July 2021. 8 July 2021 - To coinci...