Written by Varsha Sivaram, Projects Executive, AWARE
On Thursday, 21 April 2022, around 40 attendees tuned in to the virtual panel “Trolls in Your Backyard: Helping our children stay safe from cyberbullying”.
Moderated by AWARE Executive Director Corinna Lim, the panel featured speaker...
This post was originally published as a press release on 20 April 2022.
* Correction notice, 6 Dec 2022: When our analysis was performed in early 2022, our system had not captured the full range of TFSV cases seen by SACC. This error affected our 2019, 2020 and 2021 TFSV data. We have since amend...
Trolling. Shaming. Impersonation. Altered videos and images. Bullying has entered the virtual sphere—and it’s grown exponentially in variety and volume. If you’re a parent, there’s a high chance you’ve asked yourself some of the following questions: How can I help my child if they’re bei...
“Are you sure that happened? Why didn’t you fight back? You should have known better.” These are some common responses survivors of sexual assault have heard, which may further their feelings of doubt, guilt and shame.
It is not always easy for survivors to tell someon...
This op-ed was originally published in The Straits Times on December 24 2021.
For three in 10 victims of workplace sexual harassment who report their experiences, instead of setting them on a path to justice and recourse, it ends up triggering some form of retaliation - from perpetrators, employe...
This op-ed was originally published in the Business Times on December 17 2021.
MELISSA* (name changed to protect her identity) had just started work as a senior manager at a multinational corporation (MNC) when she began to be harassed by the chief executive officer (CEO) of the company. The CEO...
This post was originally published as a press release on 8 December 2021.
8 December 2021 - Many women who experience workplace sexual harassment in Singapore end up quitting their jobs, spending months or years out of work, going through extended periods of low productivity and facing other ...
This op-ed was originally published in Channel NewsAsia on October 26 2021
SINGAPORE: A fog of confusion hovers over sexual consent and what it really looks like.
In no other sexual assault case in recent history has this been more obvious than the case involving Singapore Management Universi...
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...
