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  • Don’t force parenthood by denying abortion

    April 22nd, 2013 | Letters and op-eds, Sexual and Reproductive Health
    Access to legal abortion allows every woman the safe option of choosing what is best for her - parenthood, abortion or adoption. By Ranjana Raghunathan, Jolene Tan, Vivienne Wee and Kokila Annamalai. A shorter version of this article was first published in Today Online on 20 April 2013.

  • Abortion counselling: Criteria might change

    April 11th, 2013 | Sexual and Reproductive Health
    Parliament is reviewing existing criteria which denies some women access to pre-abortion counselling.

  • Roundtable Discussion: Violence Against Women

    April 9th, 2013 | Events, Gender-based Violence, Workplace Harassment
    Last year, AWARE commissioned a group of final year Ngee Ann Polytechnic students to conduct a survey on public attitudes...

  • The health of older women matters!

    April 8th, 2013 | Letters and op-eds, Older People and Caregiving, Sexual and Reproductive Health
    Women's health issues are often defined in terms of fertility and reproductive health - a bias that leads to neglect of women past the age of fertility. By Rachel Pullen, Vivienne Wee, and Nadzirah Samsudin. A shorter version of this article was first published in TODAY, on 8 April 2013.

  • “Pro-Family” Policies Need Rethinking (Part 2)

    March 28th, 2013 | Children and Young People, Family and Divorce, Sexual and Reproductive Health
    The state – as a representation of society – has the responsibility of creating enabling conditions so that people can lead the lives they want. That should be at the core of its interventions–providing conditions that enable, and that enable across the board – regardless of gender, race, class, sexual orientation, marital status, and so on. This is the second part of an interview with AWARE Board Member Teo You Yenn.

  • “Pro-Family” Policies Need Rethinking (Part 1)

    March 27th, 2013 | Children and Young People, Family and Divorce, Sexual and Reproductive Health
    If one stops to think about how much effort, money and personal sacrifice is required for raising a child in contemporary Singapore, we know that raising children as single parents is very difficult. Ours is a situation where married couples with two incomes are limiting their fertility, not one where people will eagerly “choose” to raise children alone. This is the first part of an interview with AWARE Board Member Teo You Yenn.

  • Managers’ Guide To Dealing With Workplace Sexual Harassment

    March 26th, 2013 | Employment and Labour Rights, Gender-based Violence, Workplace Harassment
      If you are looking for more info on sexual harassment, see here   Does your workplace have a clear...

  • Let all women make free, informed choices

    March 26th, 2013 | Family and Divorce, Letters and op-eds, Poverty and Inequality
    All people should have equal access to patient-centred healthcare, including abortion services. Population engineering and the policing of women’s bodily autonomy in the name of demographic goals go against the principles of equality and human freedom, and cannot be tolerated. By Corinna Lim, Jolene Tan, and Kokila Annamalai. A shorter version of this article was first published in The Straits Times Forum on 24 March, 2013.

  • Recognising the paradox of “choice” on International Women’s Day

    March 8th, 2013 | Employment and Labour Rights, Family and Divorce, Poverty and Inequality
    It is misleading to pretend that women are fully able to exercise their individual “choices” when, in reality, they are restricted from pursuing alternatives that suit them better than the limited options currently on offer.By Wong Pei Chi. This article was first published in IPS Commons on 8 March 2013.
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