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Improve gender equality and you will raise fertility
May 20th, 2010 | Family and Divorce, Letters and op-edsThe best way to get Singaporeans to produce more babies is to improve gender equality, AWARE says in a letter... -
Can you be a friend to victims of domestic violence?
May 20th, 2010 | Gender-based Violence, Volunteering & FundraisingAWARE’s Befriender programme provides moral support and other help to victims of domestic violence. PATRICIA DRISCOLL, a Befriender, shares her experience and explains why the service is so important. -
From the Executive Director’s desk
May 20th, 2010 | Events, Workplace HarassmentThis has been one of the most active 3-month periods of my life, says CORINNA LIM as she reports on her first 100 days as AWARE’s Executive Director. -
State’s decisions a threat to secular society
May 20th, 2010 | Children and Young People, Sexual and Reproductive HealthTwo recent decisions by the Singapore government appear to favour one system of values over others in our pluralistic nation. This, says CONSTANCE SINGAM, could subvert the very nature of our secular society. -
Art tells stories, and women’s stories need telling
May 5th, 2010 | Events, Gender-based ViolenceWomen artists have been ignored for far too long, says TANIA DE ROZARIO. The void must be closed because art starts conversations and we need to have more conversations about the issues that matter to women. -
Sexual harassment: Is the tide turning?
Human resource managers in Singapore are alert to the problem of sexual harassment at the workplace and keen to do something about it. This was apparent when they turned up for the launch of AWARE’s workshops dealing with the issue. -
Workshop: Managers Guide to Harassment
If you are looking for more info on sexual harassment, see here Dealing With & Preventing Harassment – 17 June... -
Time to review the statutory rape laws
April 21st, 2010 | Children and Young People, Gender-based ViolenceLaws on Statutory rape are dated back in the 18th century and don't adapt to the needs of the modern times. CONSTANCE SINGAM calls to make the laws gender neutral, thus removing the implication that only females are inherently vulnerable. -
Victims should speak out
The fact that there were quite a few incidents in a short 4 day period indicates that the reported sexual harassment incidents are not uncommon at events like this. Corinna Lim wrote to The New Paper responding to the report of sexual harassment incidents at YOG's Chef de Mission Seminar.