Category: Letters and op-eds

Grant more rights to foreign wives

This letter was first published on The Straits Times, 18 August 2016.  The stigma around ‘mail...

Use increased taxes to support childcare for all

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Recognise and support all mothers equally

This article was first published on Mother's Day at The Online Citizen. Mother’s Day is especi...

Submission to the Constitutional Commission on Elected Presidency

AWARE submitted its feedback in response to the public consultation on the Elected Presidency, which...

Unwise to require parental consent for abortions

By Jolene Tan, Programmes and Communications Senior Manager, AWARE We disagree with Mr Darius Lee...

‘Head of household’ concept has no place in policy

This letter was originally published in The Straits Times on 4 February 2016. The Ministry of Fin...

AWARE statement on the rights of minors in criminal investigations

We are deeply saddened by the death of Benjamin Lim. We offer our best wishes and condolences to h...

Women’s Charter should be Family Charter

This post was originally published as a letter in The Straits Times on Dec 8, 2015.  The Ministr...

Atmosphere of fear prevents pregnant maids from seeking help

By Goh Li Sian, Research and Advocacy Coordinator We were concerned to read that a foreign domest...