"How do I know if my child is ill? When should my child see a doctor? When should I rush my child to A&E?" If you are a parent or caregiver, you may have asked yourself these questions.
To give you a better foundation to answer these questions, AWARE will be hosting a free talk by paediatri...
By Shailey Hingorani, Head of Advocacy and Research, AWARE
Congratulations: We’ve made it to International Women’s Day 2019. Let’s take a breath, pat ourselves on the back, put our feet up… and bask for a while in joyful appreciation of how far women have come.
After all, in man...
This post was originally published on Channel NewsAsia on 24 February 2019.
by Shailey Hingorani, AWARE's Head of Research & Advocacy
Consider how financial payments for family care can address the economic consequences of family caregiving, and how their impact can be maximised by p...
This post was originally published as a press release on 19 February 2019.
AWARE welcomes some key moves announced by Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat’s Budget 2019 speech, towards expanding health care financing and acknowledging the burden of caregiving. However, we are surprised and disa...
“It doesn’t look like work when you’re in the outside looking in. But we’re working.”
Irene Law Kah Tin, 63, is a caregiver to her 88-year-old father, who has early signs of dementia and suffers from incontinence. In some ways, Irene is lucky—her boss allows her a flexible work ar...
This article was originally published in Channel NewsAsia on 5 November 2018.
In Singapore, women earn a staggering S$640,000 less than their male counterparts over a 40-year career.
The differential, which includes CPF contributions, was calculated as part of AWARE’s ongoing research on ho...
On 13 October 2018, AWARE held a launch party for A Place To Call Home - a photo-essay exhibition by single-parent families. The exhibition is the powerful, heartfelt result of months of creative work by five individuals from single-parent families. Each artist generously opened up their homes and f...
If inequality is the biggest challenge facing Singapore today, what policy solutions will decrease the gap between the "best" and the rest? How can we give all children an equal start in life so that their circumstances at birth do not determine the rest of their lives? How can gender inequa...
“Inequality is one of the most serious issues facing Singapore today and if not tackled carefully, will cause society to fracture.” – Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam
Following AWARE’s enlightening panel discussion on poverty and inequality in August, 1880 continues the important...
