An edited version of this letter was originally published in The Straits Times Forum, 31 May 2018.
Correction: An earlier version of this letter inaccurately stated that 78% of women were out of the labour force because of family responsibilities; the presentation of this statistic has been cor...
This post was originally published as a forum letter in The Straits Times on 9 April 2018.
We agree that without legislation on workplace discrimination, it is difficult to take employers to task (Tafep seen as toothless if not given legal powers to act; April 6).
In our joint submissions to...
This post was originally published as a press release on 8 March 2018.
AWARE (Association of Women for Action and Research) and DPA (Disabled People’s Association) welcome the Government’s move to amend the Employment Act (EA) to remove the salary cap so that it covers all workers, and to tr...
This post was originally published by The Online Citizen on 26 February 2018.
The word of the day was “innovation”, but this year’s Budget announcements by the Minister of Finance demonstrated few plans for change. Although the Government declared its commitment to address the needs of the ...
This post was originally published as a press release on 19 February 2018.
AWARE welcomes the Government’s commitment in the Minister of Finance’s Budget Speech to increase spending for healthcare to address the challenges posed by our rapidly ageing population. However, it was painfully...
This post was originally published as a press release on 14 February 2018.
Gender equality group AWARE (Association of Women for Action and Research) and disability advocacy group DPA (Disabled People’s Association) have called for stronger protection against employment discrimination in a joi...
This post was originally published as a press release on 20 February 2017.
This afternoon’s Budget speech by Minister of Finance Heng Swee Keat sought to set out directions for the future economy, but could have done substantially more to tackle the significant issue of the care economy i...
Here is a compiled and updated list of questions raised in Parliament that are related to AWARE’s work, or are of concern to our organisation.
3 March 2017 – Paternity leave
Mr Seah Kian Peng asked the MSF how many eligible working fathers have applied for a full week of paid paternity ...
This post was originally submitted as AWARE's feedback to a government consultation described on the REACH website. For the original document with citations included, please click here.
Women are disproportionately likely to be vulnerable adults. In 2009, women formed 71% of the population o...
