Filter Posts:
-
Advocacy Theme
-
Tags
- Abortion
- Adoption
- Caregiving
- CEDAW
- Disability
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Workers
- Harassment
- Healthcare
- Housing
- International/Regional Work
- Maintenance
- Media
- Migrant Spouses
- Migrant Workers
- Muslim Law
- National budget
- Parental Leave
- Parenthood
- Polygamy
- Population
- Race and religion
- Sexual Violence
- Sexuality Education
- Single Parents
- Social Support
- Sterilisation
- Women's Charter
-
Tackling human trafficking in Singapore
March 15th, 2012 | Migration and TraffickingRead AWARE's recommendations for the proposed Trafficking in Persons National Plan of Action. -
An opportunity for gender equality at home
March 13th, 2012 | Family and DivorceAWARE sent this letter about mandatory days off for foreign domestic workers to the Straits Times Forum. By Dr Teo You Yenn. -
Happy International Women’s Day!
March 8th, 2012 | Employment and Labour Rights, Gender-based ViolenceThere is much to celebrate this International Women’s Day (IWD). After decades of lobbying by various NGOs, including AWARE, the government... -
Parliament Primer: A strike against victim-blaming
March 6th, 2012 | Gender-based ViolenceThe Feb 14 debate about marital rape and the repeal of Section 157(d) of the Evidence Act. -
Why isn’t there more research about womens experiences in Singapore?
February 24th, 2012 | Gender-based ViolenceWriter and independent scholar Yu-Mei Balasingamchow explored this question and more during the Feb 16 Roundtable Discussion held at the... -
Parliament Primer: Debate over ministerial pay
January 31st, 2012 | Poverty and Inequality, Women in LeadershipSix female parliamentarians offered differing views on this issue during the Jan 9 to 18 sitting. -
Sex sells – but what messages about gender are you really consuming?
Are today’s advertisements more sexualized? Or are they moving towards a more gender-neutral stance? Our January 19 Roundtable Discussion explored these issues by focusing on gender representations in the advertising industry. By Veesha Chohan. -
MOE responds to queries about sex education
January 27th, 2012 | Children and Young People, Sexual and Reproductive HealthThe Ministry of Education says that its Sexuality Education Programme is not just about abstinence. -
Concerns about revising sex ed in schools
January 18th, 2012 | Children and Young People, Sexual and Reproductive HealthIt is AWARE’s stand that accurate and responsible information on contraceptive methods is a crucial part of sexuality education.