{"id":28,"date":"2022-03-07T12:08:33","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T04:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2022-03-24T15:28:13","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T07:28:13","slug":"advocacy-successes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/advocacy-successes\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy Successes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"28\" class=\"elementor elementor-28\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66e1a93 ct-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66e1a93\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;mountains&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62ed164\" data-id=\"62ed164\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a79d6c elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-scroll-navigation\" data-id=\"3a79d6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-scroll-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-scroll-navigation jet-elements\"><div class=\"jet-scroll-navigation jet-scroll-navigation--position-right jet-scroll-navigation--show-hint-on-hover\" 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data-anchor=\"Charter\" data-invert=\"no\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-scroll-navigation__dot\">\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"jet-scroll-navigation__item-hint\"><span class=\"jet-scroll-navigation__label\">The Women\u2019s <br>Charter<\/span>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-scroll-navigation__item\" data-anchor=\"Technology\" data-invert=\"no\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-scroll-navigation__dot\">\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"jet-scroll-navigation__item-hint\"><span class=\"jet-scroll-navigation__label\">Technology and <br>Gender-based<br> Violence<\/span>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-scroll-navigation__item\" data-anchor=\"Social\" data-invert=\"no\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-scroll-navigation__dot\">\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"jet-scroll-navigation__item-hint\"><span class=\"jet-scroll-navigation__label\">AWARE in the <br>News and on <br>Social 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.2 - 21-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Year of Celebrating SG Women: Omnibus Report and \u201cReimagining Equality\u201d Community Policy Wishlists\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.2 - 21-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t2021 was a momentous year for gender issues on a national level. The Singapore government declared it the \u201cYear of Celebrating SG Women\u201d, to coincide with its plan to publish a White Paper on gender equality. Alongside this landmark endeavour, AWARE organised a series of discussions with members of the public to co-create \u201cpolicy wishlists\u201d with joint recommendations on what the government should prioritise in its review.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0f3ce1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0f3ce1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1220\" src=\"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Reimagining-Equality-IG-Grid.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Reimagining-Equality-IG-Grid.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Reimagining-Equality-IG-Grid-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Reimagining-Equality-IG-Grid-1007x1024.jpg 1007w, https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Reimagining-Equality-IG-Grid-768x781.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7500b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7500b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Between March and May, we held 29 virtual community discussions, attended by 191 participants: single parents; migrant spouses; students, parents and teachers with opinions on sexuality education; individuals who had experienced workplace discrimination, harassment and\/or bullying; students at Institutes of Higher Learning concerned about campus sexual harassment; and men interested in advocating for gender equality. Discussions explored policies related to creating safe work and school spaces, tackling discriminatory practices across sectors, navigating legal obstacles for non-traditional families and much more.<\/p><p>The series of seven co-created <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aware.org.sg\/reimagining-equality-2021-policy-wishlists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">policy wishlists<\/a> received coverage from media outlets such as <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/aware-calls-for-enhanced-laws-on-workplace-discrimination-harassment-in-singapore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Straits Times<\/a><\/em>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.todayonline.com\/singapore\/after-public-discussions-aware-issues-wide-ranging-policy-wishlists-improve-gender\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TODAY<\/a><\/em> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tnp.sg\/news\/singapore\/aware-wants-workplace-discrimination-harassment-laws-be-enhanced\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New Paper<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1736bf5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1736bf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.2 - 21-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-divider{--divider-border-style:none;--divider-border-width:1px;--divider-color:#2c2c2c;--divider-icon-size:20px;--divider-element-spacing:10px;--divider-pattern-height:24px;--divider-pattern-size:20px;--divider-pattern-url:none;--divider-pattern-repeat:repeat-x}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider{display:-webkit-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__text{font-size:15px;line-height:1;max-width:95%}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__element{margin:0 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aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-left\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"slick-next\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-577868c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"577868c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The second component of our output towards the gender equality review was an omnibus report, titled <a href=\"https:\/\/d2t1lspzrjtif2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/AWARE-Report-July-2021-An-Omnibus-on-Gender-Equality.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cAn Omnibus on Gender Equality\u201d<\/a>. Published on 29 July, this comprehensive 242-page report brought together 88 recommendations on issues faced by women over their life course, from youth to employment, motherhood, caregiving and retirement. Topics tackled in the omnibus report were:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9210ef7 lower-roman elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9210ef7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\n<li>women, work and care, including the gender pay gap and female representation in the labour market; <\/li>\n\n<li>supporting older women, including ageing women\u2019s retirement adequacy; <\/li>\n\n<li>gender-based and other forms of discrimination, including discrimination against pregnant women, single parents, disabled women, domestic workers, LGBTQ+ persons and Muslim women; <\/li>\n\n<li>violence against women, including campus sexual violence, workplace sexual violence and technology-facilitated sexual violence; <\/li>\n\n<li>sexuality education; <\/li>\n\n<li>men and gender equality; <\/li>\n\n<li>national machinery to promote gender equality, such as the pledge and Constitution; <\/li>\n\n<li>the Women\u2019s Charter; and <\/li>\n\n<li>procedural issues in reporting sexual violence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d95998 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d95998\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Omnibus-Report-option-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Omnibus-Report-option-2.png 1200w, https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Omnibus-Report-option-2-300x300.png 300w, 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elementor-size-default\">Workplace Discrimination and Harassment\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99a085c elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"99a085c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"177\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/star2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/star2.png 177w, https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/star2-168x300.png 168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f5e891 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f5e891\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tackling Discrimination at Work\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afe4fd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afe4fd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the National Day Rally 2021, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced a new anti-discrimination legislation that will enshrine existing TAFEP guidelines into law. This was a huge milestone after years of advocacy by civil society organisations, who have long urged legislators to send a strong signal that workplace discrimination is unacceptable, and to enhance legal protections for victim-survivors.<\/p><p>As we await the legislation\u2019s passing, we identified some crucial considerations for policy-makers, both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CTM4ozAFHHk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on social media<\/a> and in Forum letters:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/opinion\/forum\/forum-take-into-account-employees-perspective-when-drafting-law-on-workplace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Take into account employees&#8217; perspective when drafting law on workplace discrimination\u201d<\/a>, <em>The Straits Times<\/em>, 17 September, 2021<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/opinion\/forum\/forum-anti-discrimination-legislation-should-be-comprehensive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cAnti-discrimination legislation should be comprehensive\u201d<\/a>, <em>The Straits Times<\/em>, 19 November, 2021<\/li><\/ul><p>To further discuss the implications of this historic legislation on vulnerable communities, we held a virtual panel on 28 October titled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aware.org.sg\/2021\/11\/a-recap-fair-enough-towards-an-anti-discrimination-law-for-singapore-online-panel\/\">&#8220;Fair Enough? Towards an anti-discrimination law for Singapore&#8221;<\/a>, with a total of 150 attendees.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95493bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"95493bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Fair-Enough-Panel.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Fair-Enough-Panel.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Fair-Enough-Panel-300x73.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Fair-Enough-Panel-1024x250.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Fair-Enough-Panel-768x188.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">(L-R) Professor Tommy Koh, Cassandra Chiu of DPA and Corinna Lim of AWARE on the Fair Enough? panel on 28 October 2022<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95915ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95915ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The event was moderated by Professor Tommy Koh Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rector of the Tembusu College at NUS and Special Adviser to the Institute of Policy Studies. David Black and Adelene Ong of Blackbox presented the findings from a new survey on workplace discrimination: Of 1,000 respondents aged 15 and above in Singapore, 19% and 15% said that they had personally experienced sexism and sexual harassment in the workplace respectively. Afterwards, panellists Corinna Lim (AWARE\u2019s executive director), Cassandra Chiu (board member at Disabled People\u2019s Association) and Deryne Sim (spokesperson and committee member at Pink Dot) discussed their communities\u2019 struggles with discrimination, and how the upcoming legislation might improve the situation.<\/p><p>PM Lee also announced at the National Day Rally that Muslim nurses would be allowed to wear the tudung with their uniforms, instead of having to choose between religious expression and work. This revised policy benefits 7,000 staff in total. We cheered on this policy change, and suggested that the rule apply to other professions with uniforms, too.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-722a168 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"722a168\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6182091 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6182091\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Workplace Sexual Harassment\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fde11d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fde11d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2021, AWARE led two pioneering research projects into the sobering issue of workplace sexual harassment (WSH). In January, we released our findings from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aware.org.sg\/2021\/01\/aware-ipsos-survey-reveals-high-prevalence-of-workplace-sexual-harassment-in-singapore-low-rates-of-reporting-over-past-five-years\/\">Singapore\u2019s first-ever nationally representative survey on WSH<\/a>, conducted in collaboration with market research company Ipsos. Respondents comprised 1,000 Singapore citizens and Permanent Residents who had been engaged in paid work in the previous five years.<\/p><p>This survey revealed sobering statistics on WSH, including its prevalence and the lack of awareness of what forms of behaviour constitute harassment: When respondents were asked \u201cHave you been sexually harassed in the workplace within the last five years?\u201d, only 1 in 5 responded in the affirmative. However, 2 in 5 reported that they had indeed experienced WSH after being given specific examples. The survey also found that only 30% of WSH survivors made official reports about their experiences. These findings were widely covered by major news outlets, including vernacular outlets. Two TODAY letters were also published in response to the survey, calling for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.todayonline.com\/voices\/workplace-sexual-harassment-rooted-sexism-and-gender-stereotypes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stronger legislation against WSH<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.todayonline.com\/voices\/enhance-protections-against-workplace-sexual-harassment-freelancers-self-employed-persons?fbclid=IwAR0aB1m-51Kcsp7o5eely40RWvNOscfIlkobOJPLsfSnOfwRTapNG0FdXc4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">enhanced protection for freelancers and self-employed persons<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-073ed5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"073ed5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Are-workplaces-safe-spaces-event-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Are-workplaces-safe-spaces-event-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Are-workplaces-safe-spaces-event-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Are-workplaces-safe-spaces-event-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Are-workplaces-safe-spaces-event.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac0eabc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac0eabc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Following the survey launch, we hosted a virtual event \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aware.org.sg\/2021\/02\/a-recap-are-our-workplaces-safe-spaces-a-panel-on-workplace-sexual-harassment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Are Our Workplaces Safe Spaces? A panel on workplace sexual harassment<\/a>\u201d on 10 February. On the panel were AWARE Executive Director Corinna Lim; a WSH survivor; Withers KhattarWong LLP partner Amarjit Kaur; and K Thanaletchimi, Vice President of the Central Committee at National Trade Union Congress. This discussion was moderated by Jane Sloane of The Asia Foundation. With more than 90 participants in attendance, panellists called for stronger legislation to hold organisations accountable for WSH.<\/p><p>Then, in December, we released a research report titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/d2t1lspzrjtif2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/I-Quit-Career-and-Financial-Effects-of-Workplace-Sexual-Harassment-AWARE-Report-Corrected.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;I Quit\u2019: Career and Financial Effects of Workplace Sexual Harassment on Women in Singapore<\/a>\u201d. The research drew upon in-depth interviews with 39 working women who had experienced WSH in Singapore in the past five years, this time investigating the oft-overlooked career and financial impacts of harassment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7acdb52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7acdb52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1697\" src=\"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/I-Quit-WSH-report.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/I-Quit-WSH-report.png 1200w, https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/I-Quit-WSH-report-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/I-Quit-WSH-report-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/I-Quit-WSH-report-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/I-Quit-WSH-report-1086x1536.png 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac25037 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac25037\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cI Quit\u201d illustrated the disruptive nature of WSH, with short-term effects ranging from decreased work productivity to negatively impacted collegial relationships. In the long term, many survivors quit their jobs and experienced income loss. The report also discussed survivors\u2019 reporting behaviours (including factors that inhibited some from filing official reports) and structures that facilitate WSH. The report\u2019s recommendations centred on ensuring a safe workplace environment for all employees, irrespective of employment status or contract type, and providing specific policies and strategies that help to identify, prevent and address WSH. As another first-of-its-kind report, \u201cI Quit\u201d also received wide coverage from major news outlets.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc63b82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc63b82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Throughout the year, AWARE staff also wrote several letters and op-eds on WSH:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/opinion\/sexual-harassment-how-workplaces-can-be-made-safer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cSexual harassment: How workplaces can be made safer\u201d<\/a>, <em>The Straits Times<\/em>, 26 January, 2021<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesstimes.com.sg\/opinion\/why-anti-harassment-programmes-are-often-ineffective\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cWhy anti-harassment programmes are often ineffective\u201d<\/a>, <em>The Business Times<\/em>, 5 February, 2021<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/commentary\/sexual-harassment-workplace-women-aware-ipsos-survey-laws-371876\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cCommentary: Contrary to what we expect, women in senior roles face more workplace sexual harassment\u201d<\/a>, <em>Channel NewsAsia<\/em>, 2 March, 2021<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesstimes.com.sg\/opinion\/what-does-workplace-sexual-harassment-do-to-a-victims-career\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cWhat does workplace sexual harassment do to a victim\u2019s career?\u201d<\/a>, <em>The Business Times<\/em>, 17 December, 2021<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/opinion\/reporting-workplace-sexual-harassment-dealing-with-retaliation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cReporting workplace sexual harassment: Dealing with retaliation\u201d<\/a>, <em>The Straits Times<\/em>, 24 December, 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Women\u2019s Charter\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c3dc24 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c3dc24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"177\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/star2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/star2.png 177w, https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/star2-168x300.png 168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed190ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed190ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In June 2021, AWARE responded to the Ministry of Social and Family Development\u2019s public consultation paper on how to better support children and divorcees, and reduce acrimony in divorce. In our submission, we welcomed MSF\u2019s proposed introduction of an amicable divorce option and made several recommendations, including reducing the three-year time bar for divorce, strengthening Singapore\u2019s maintenance regime, and enhancing support for divorcing migrant spouses. The proposal of amicable divorce gained a lot of support in the public, with multiple articles and letters arguing in its favour. We also wrote an op-ed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/opinion\/make-divorce-more-amicable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Straits Times<\/em> (22 July)<\/a> to debunk some of the myths around it.<\/p><p>To help women better understand the civil divorce process, we held a virtual webinar with Lim Shu Yi from Parwani Law LLC on 25 May. Eighty-eight attendees tuned in for the hour-long session, which imparted a clear picture of the divorce process, as well as practical solutions and resources for women to better navigate legal proceedings. Most attendees shared that they found the session to be informative and helpful, and that they appreciated Shu Yi\u2019s empathetic, knowledgeable demeanour.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-244f844 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"244f844\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.2 - 21-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-column 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d=\"M766.1,28.9c-200-57.5-266,65.5-395.1,19.5C242,1.8,242,5.4,184.8,20.6C128,35.8,132.3,44.9,89.9,52.5C28.6,63.7,0,0,0,0 h1000c0,0-9.9,40.9-83.6,48.1S829.6,47,766.1,28.9z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdf56a5\" data-id=\"bdf56a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7061137 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7061137\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"Technology\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Technology and Gender-based Violence\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-696a18f elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"696a18f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"177\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/star2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/star2.png 177w, https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/star2-168x300.png 168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2abafbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2abafbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Violence in a Click\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b8e768 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b8e768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the High Commission of Canada\u2019s support, AWARE hosted a virtual panel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aware.org.sg\/2021\/03\/a-recap-violence-in-a-click-a-panel-discussion-on-technology-facilitated-sexual-violence\/\">&#8220;Violence in a Click\u2014how do we close the tab on tech-facilitated sexual violence?&#8221;<\/a>, on 6 March. The panel included Tan Joo Hymn, project director of AWARE\u2019s Birds &amp; Bees programme, as well as the two winning teams from AWARE\u2019s Taking Ctrl, Finding Alt contest: researchers Catherine Chang and Holly Apsley, and Lee Yi Ting. Moderated by Projects Manager Filzah Sumartono, the event was <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awarenews\/status\/1368065001529827330\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">livestreamed on Twitter<\/a> in addition to taking place on Zoom.<\/p><p>During the discussion, the panellists delved into tech-facilitated sexual violence\u2019s impact on victim-survivors and possible recourse options. The engaging conversation saw 50 attendees on Zoom and around 2,600 views on the Twitter livestream. In feedback, attendees expressed appreciation for \u201cthe concrete explanations on existing recourse routes in Singapore and other countries\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb30052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb30052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Violence-in-a-Click-panel.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Violence-in-a-Click-panel.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Violence-in-a-Click-panel-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Violence-in-a-Click-panel-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Violence-in-a-Click-panel-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Clockwise from top left: Filzah Sumartono, Tan Joo Hymn, Holly Apsley and Catherine Chiang and Lee Yi Ting on the Violence in a Click panel on 6 March 2022<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a21bc41 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a21bc41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f77bbe8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f77bbe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Solid Ground\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c3b807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c3b807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In July 2021, researchers Catherine Chang and Holly Apsley from the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, Singapore University of Technology and Design launched their website, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidground.sg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">solidground.sg<\/a>, developed in consultation with AWARE. Solid Ground guides users through steps they can take when experiencing any of nine common types of online harassment. It also lists support resources in Singapore and online. We celebrated its launch with a Twitter Spaces conversation on 16 July about the website, which also dove into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aware.org.sg\/2021\/07\/technology-facilitated-sexual-violence-2020-launch-solid-ground-website-survivors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SACC\u2019s 2020 statistics on technology-facilitated sexual violence<\/a>.<\/p><p>Since then, Holly and Catherine have been invited to talk about TFSV on the <em>Something Private<\/em> podcast and participated in two Law Society Pro Bono Services webinars.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9a17c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9a17c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidground.sg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"918\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Solid-Ground.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Solid-Ground.png 918w, https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Solid-Ground-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Solid-Ground-768x643.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 918px) 100vw, 918px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d04b626 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d04b626\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quilt.AI\n<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e251b33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e251b33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From April to August, we embarked on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aware.org.sg\/2021\/09\/online-misogyny-quilt-ai-aware-study\/\">an innovative research collaboration with technology firm Quilt.AI<\/a>. Using a proprietary machine-learning model, our study analysed online discourse in Singapore around gender-based violence, as well as opposition narratives to gender equality, from Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit and HardwareZone. We identified three main types of \u201cmyths\u201d employed to justify gender-based violence. We also identified resentment over mandatory National Service as the top gender-equality opposition narrative. Finally, we found that misogynistic comments <a href=\"https:\/\/www.todayonline.com\/commentary\/want-fight-online-misogyny-look-bystanders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">garnered significantly higher engagement<\/a> on Twitter than non-misogynistic comments. The findings made for (aptly enough) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CTWdUmyFTX5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one of our most popular social media<\/a> posts of 2021. Furthermore, in January 2022, the study was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/singapore\/womens-charter-law-divorce-mutually-agree-2425921\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cited in Parliament<\/a> by MP Louis Ng, who argued that the baseless opposition narrative that the law unfairly disadvantages men was a good reason to rename the Women\u2019s Charter the \u201cFamily Charter\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eab787 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0eab787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c43d40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c43d40\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;mountains&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.33\" d=\"M473,67.3c-203.9,88.3-263.1-34-320.3,0C66,119.1,0,59.7,0,59.7V0h1000v59.7 c0,0-62.1,26.1-94.9,29.3c-32.8,3.3-62.8-12.3-75.8-22.1C806,49.6,745.3,8.7,694.9,4.7S492.4,59,473,67.3z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.66\" d=\"M734,67.3c-45.5,0-77.2-23.2-129.1-39.1c-28.6-8.7-150.3-10.1-254,39.1 s-91.7-34.4-149.2,0C115.7,118.3,0,39.8,0,39.8V0h1000v36.5c0,0-28.2-18.5-92.1-18.5C810.2,18.1,775.7,67.3,734,67.3z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M766.1,28.9c-200-57.5-266,65.5-395.1,19.5C242,1.8,242,5.4,184.8,20.6C128,35.8,132.3,44.9,89.9,52.5C28.6,63.7,0,0,0,0 h1000c0,0-9.9,40.9-83.6,48.1S829.6,47,766.1,28.9z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-983fceb\" data-id=\"983fceb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3da5e13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3da5e13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"Social\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AWARE in the News and on Social Media\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31defc2 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31defc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"177\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/star2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/star2.png 177w, https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/star2-168x300.png 168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5157f3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5157f3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAWARE\u2019s media coverage and social media presence remained strong in 2021. AWARE was featured in media\u2014print, television, radio and digital media\u2014391 times in total.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f6ef26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f6ef26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Media-Mentions.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Media-Mentions.png 1200w, https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Media-Mentions-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Media-Mentions-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Media-Mentions-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45e440b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45e440b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts steadily grew, with a combined following of more than 45,000 across different channels. While overall reach for Facebook, Instagram and Twitter did not hit the highs of 2020, LinkedIn saw a sharp 210% increase in reach. Across the various platforms, we garnered a total reach of 5.1 million, allowing us to advocate to ever-bigger communities.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2974ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a2974ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Social-media-followers.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Social-media-followers.png 1200w, https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Social-media-followers-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Social-media-followers-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Social-media-followers-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Year of Celebrating SG Women: Omnibus Report and \u201cReimagining Equality\u201d Community Policy Wishlists Workplace Discrimination and Harassment The Women\u2019s Charter Technology and Gender-based Violence AWARE in the News and on Social Media 1 The Year of Celebrating SG Women 2 Workplace Discrimination and Harassment 3 The Women\u2019s Charter 4 Technology and Gender-based Violence 5 AWARE in the News and on Social Media The Year of Celebrating SG Women: Omnibus Report and \u201cReimagining Equality\u201d Community Policy Wishlists 2021 was a momentous year for gender issues on a national level. The Singapore government declared it the \u201cYear of Celebrating SG Women\u201d,\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":5}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28"}],"version-history":[{"count":487,"href":"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2086,"href":"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions\/2086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aware.org.sg\/report2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}