By Jolene Tan
The proposed consent requirements will thus have the greatest effect in cases where there is the danger of family violence.
Recent calls for parental or spousal consent when minors or married women seek abortions overlook some troubling potential consequences ("'Don't ask, don't tell...
By Carol Candler, Member, AWARE, and Moana Jagasia, Research and Advocacy Coordinator, AWARE
Does one know violence when one sees it? Does one recognise that checking a partner’s email or text messages without permission is abuse? What about casual put-downs of one’s partner as stupid, fa...
This December, We Can! Singapore is breaking the silence of violence with the We Can! Arts Fest.
Violence isnt always black and blue. Most times, it creeps into womens lives unexpectedly - at home, at the workplace, on the street, at a party. It leaves an impact on women, men and children.
D...
Quenyee Wong plays a grandmother in "Just A Bad Day". Here is what she has to say about her experience as an actor and what it means to be a Change Maker of the We Can! campaign.
For me, it truly was a tall order. Here was an email asking people with fu...
8 March 2012
Addressing Violence Against Women: in commemoration of International Women’s Day, 8 March 2012 (press release)
Today is International Women’s Day – a day for recognising women’s right to freedom from violence, and to gender equality.
Singapore ratified the Conve...
They are everyday people with ordinary lives. Youve seen them. Theyre your neighbours, your colleagues, your mahjong kakis. Their problems are nothing new. But now, theyre asking you to step in.
Three women are faced with different threats at home, in the office, and at a party. When fam...
Last year, AWARE commissioned a group of final year Ngee Ann Polytechnic students to conduct a survey on public attitudes towards violence against women.
This roundtable discussion will highlight the survey findings and recommendations on the issue.
Some of the issues that will be raised in th...
2013 - The Committee for Family Justice was established in 2013 to look into reform to the family justice system to better deal with family disputes. This inter-agency committee is co-chaired by Senior Minister of State for Law Indranee Rajhah and Justice VK Rajah. The committee has compiled a lis...
In 2010, on the occasion of AWARE's 25th anniversary, a special commendation was given to Ms Constance Singam, in recognition of her outstanding Contributions to the leadership of AWARE and its standing in civil society.
Constance Singam has served AWARE for more than two decades. She was Pr...
