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  • Advancing Women’s Rights in Singapore: A Post-CEDAW Event Recap

    On July 20, 2024, five non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and ground-up initiatives collaborated to host an event titled “Advancing Women’s Rights...
  • Forum: Critical need for comprehensive child protection policy to ensure students’ safety and well-being

    This forum letter was first published in The Straits Times on June 19, 2024.  Like many parents, I was horrified to...
  • WHDA: A wrap-up of the past 5 years

    June 19th, 2024 | Workplace Harassment
    We launched our Workplace Harassment and Discrimination Advisory (WHDA) service five years ago at AWARE to support individuals facing workplace...
  • Stop blaming single women for the declining birth rate

    The Straits Times article, “Rising share of singles is one main reason for Singapore’s great baby drought: Report” on June...
  • CEDAW pushes Singapore on Intersectional Equality

    UN review shines spotlight on Muslim women’s rights, Migrant Workers’ rights, and LGBTQI in Singapore. The United Nations Committee on...
  • Response: Change to the Women’s Charter allowing couples to cite mutual agreement as a reason for divorce

    May 15th, 2024 | Family and Divorce
    We are pleased to learn that married couples will be able to divorce on the basis of mutual agreement beginning...
  • Committee of Supply Debates 2024: notes on gendered issues

    Written by Lee Yoke Mun and Kimberly Wong From February 28 to March 7, 2024, members of Parliament participated in...
  • Forum: Legislate flexiwork if guidelines fail to spur change

    This forum letter was first published in The Straits Times on May 4, 2024.  The Straits Times editorial on the...
  • Rowena Chiu on the power of speaking up

    April 29th, 2024 | Gender-based Violence
    Trigger warning: Sexual assault Seeing the headlines about Weinstein’s overturned conviction is a punch in the gut. It’s hard not...
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