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  • Parliament Primer: Supporting non-traditional families

    Support for single parents and foreign spouses, and paid paternity leave were discussed in Feb and March.
  • Parliament Primer: Little red dot deals with global labour flow

    MPs discussed human trafficking and protecting foreign domestic workers in Feb and March.
  • Parliament Primer: Should housewives get pensions and free MediShield?

    MPs debated this and other eldercare and women's healthcare issues in Feb and March.
  • Parliament Primer: Helping women find and keep jobs

    In Feb and March, MPs debated how to support women who want to re-enter or remain in the workforce.
  • What makes a good feminist?

    April 13th, 2012 | Gender-based Violence
    Children and teens have limited capacities for processing challenges to their identities. It is our responsibility to create conditions in which the costs of their choices are not excessively high. By Dr Teo You Yenn. This commentary was published in Today on May 10, 2012.
  • Roundtable Discussion: Changing definitions of masculinity and femininity in Singapore

    April 10th, 2012 | Events, Gender-based Violence
    EVENT DETAILS Organisers: AWARE and NUS – Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) Date:  May 12, 2012 , Saturday...
  • A lively debate at AWARE’s Budget Roundtable

    Singapore Budget 2012's economic priorities reflect a set of social values that need re-thinking for a truly inclusive society.
  • Miss Representation School Outreach Programme

    March 27th, 2012 | Gender-based Violence
    This year, AWARE is bringing to Singapore Miss Representation, a documentary that was produced in California, San Francisco, and which...
  • The privilege of care and the right to rights

    Since the announcement of mandatory weekly days-off for foreign domestic workers, the media have been abuzz with debate. Many have applauded the decision, but there have also been complaints that reveal a prejudice that domestic workers are different from “us.” The commentary by Dr Teo You Yen and Dr Vivienne Wee, was published in Today on March 16.
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