Category: Poverty and Inequality

AWARE recommends free childcare, stronger workplace protection and financial incentives to help low-income mothers break out of poverty

This post was originally published as a press release on 10 August 2018.  To help break low-inco...

Obstacle course for low-income mums trying to break kids out of poverty

This article was originally published as an op-ed in The Straits Times on 17 July 2018. [caption...

Panel – Poverty has a woman’s face: Gender’s role in work, care and economic inequality in Singapore

  Inequality has been a hot topic in Singapore lately, kept firmly in the public and polic...

Long-term care insurance for the nation should prioritise inclusivity

An edited version of this letter was originally published in The Straits Times Forum, 31 May 2018. ...

Family caregivers need financial support

This article was originally sent in to The Straits Times Forum but was not published.  A recent ar...

Respect the rights of foreign spouses: June’s story

June* is a 49 year-old Filipina and has been living and working in Singapore for 25 years. She w...

Let’s Talk: Who cares for the caregivers?

In national media and in recent government announcemen...

Let’s celebrate the small wins! Dinner & drinks with single parents

We have some good news - on Tuesday, the Minister of National Development announced that the HDB wil...

AWARE and DPA: Employment Act amendments can do more to protect vulnerable employees

This post was originally published as a press release on 8 March 2018. AWARE (Association of Wom...