AWARE welcomes the recent announcement by the Minister for Social and Family Development (MSF) Masagos Zulkifli, regarding improvements in accessibility for lower-income families seeking childcare subsidies.
Starting 9 Dec 2024, all lower-income families with a gross monthly household income of S...
This op-ed was originally published in The Straits Times on 23 August 2024.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s first National Day Rally, where he mandated four weeks of paternity leave and introduced 10 weeks of shared parental leave, among other measures to ease the pressures of caregiving, w...
While the upcoming Workplace Fairness Legislation is a major milestone in Singapore’s fight against discrimination, one critical ingredient may be left out of our fairer future: reasonable accommodations.
The interim report by the Tripartite Committee on Workplace Fairness notably leaves ou...
Being stereotyped as “slow” and “less productive” at the workplace. Facing financial strain due to rising caregiving and healthcare costs. Experiencing isolation and loneliness as a result of living alone.
These were some of the concerns raised by older women in a series of focus ...
Written by Victoria Jagger, AWARE intern
Following Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s Budget speech on 14 February 2023, Parliament conducted the Committee of Supply (COS) debates. COS debates are an opportunity for Members of Parliament (MPs) to discuss and question each Ministry’s ag...
This op-ed was originally published in The Straits Times on 18 January 2023.
Mum died last month.
I mourn her passing but I am also thankful she is no longer in pain. At a frail 93, her quality of life had not been good the past few years.
Today, there is a strange bittersweet void in ...
This letter was originally published in The Straits Times on 9 August 2022.
Recently, there were two reported incidents of migrant domestic workers with eldercare duties being convicted of harming their care recipients.
No act of violence against anyone, particularly against vulnerable indiv...
This letter was originally published in The Straits Times on 29 July 2022.
We agree with Ms Lam Yin Yin that pre-school should be made mandatory and provided free for those who are unable to afford it (Consider mandatory pre-school, and make it free for vulnerable children, July 25).
The Ass...
This letter was originally published in TODAY on 26 April 2022.
The vision outlined in the Government’s White Paper on Singapore Women’s Development last month is commendable.
Measures such as the upcoming anti-discrimination legislation and increased financial support for caregivers h...
