AWARE celebrates the passing of the Women’s Charter (Family Violence and Other Matters) (Amendment) Bill on 4 July 2023 in Parliament.
We were especially heartened to hear Minister of State Sun Xueling state that controlling behaviours, such as those seen in coercive control, will now be c...
AWARE's Advocacy and Research department is currently looking for research respondents for a new study on coercive control in Singapore.
What is coercive control?
Coercive control is a pattern of behaviour where a person repeatedly isolates, degrades, exploits, controls, humiliates or frighten...
25 November marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (and AWARE's official birthday). It's also the start of 16 days of activism culminating in International Human Rights Day. For this year's IDEVAW, we're focusing on coercive control—an insidious form of domestic ...
This letter was originally published to The Straits Times on 26 January 2022.
The Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) echoes the Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics' call for a review of the live-in rule for migrant domestic workers (Employers may find it hard...
This was originally published to The Straits Times on December 9 2021.
The Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) agrees with Care Corner Singapore chief service officer Agnes Chia that it is important to recognise coercive control behaviours that are designed to restrict a person...
This op-ed was originally published in Channel NewsAsia on October 5 2021.
When Annie* offers an opinion, her husband mocks her: “Wow, you are so smart now, is it?”
He often talks loudly, but if she begins to raise her voice, he gets upset. He discouraged her from looking for work. When sh...
This letter was originally published in The Straits Times on September 29 2021.
I agree with Forum writer Kristine Lam that more needs to be done to tackle family violence in Singapore (More can be done to deal with issue of family violence here, Sept 22).
Enhancing societal support and laws w...
This post was originally published as a press release on 29 July 2021.
29 July 2021 - Implement comprehensive sexuality education covering consent, violence and gender roles in all schools in Singapore. Place a legal obligation on employers to address workplace harassment. Impose a temporary,...
This op-ed was originally published in Channel NewsAsia on 2 July 2021.
Five years ago, in June 2016, a man was jailed for 12 months for stalking and harassing his former lover.
It was a historic case – the first conviction of a stalker under the Protection from Harassment Act, or POHA.
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