AWARE & Daughters Of Tomorrow, with the support of J.P. Morgan, launch new initiative to train underprivileged women as caregivers for the elderly
Up to 100 Singaporean women from lower-income families will undergo functional and soft skills training, as well as confidence building, to find w...
This post was originally published as a press release on 29 November 2016.Â
29 November 2016 - In view of World AIDS Day on 1 December, AWARE has released a study highlighting the experiences and vulnerabilities of non-sex worker women living with HIV or HIV-positive partners.
Commissioned b...
AWARE’s sixth annual set of recommendations for the national Budget was submitted through the public consultation portal REACH on 26 February. In it, we focus our attention on the disproportionate impact of the ageing population on women, because of society’s reliance on mostly-female family mem...
By Goh Li Sian, Research and Advocacy Coordinator
We were concerned to read that a foreign domestic worker was arrested after giving birth to a stillborn baby ("Maid hides her stillborn baby in drawer"; Oct 21).
According to Article 12 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discr...
By Jolene Tan, Programmes and Communications Senior Manager
We share Dr John Hui Keem Peng's sentiments that doctors should show respect and empathy towards patients and others ("Provide positive work culture for young doctors"; Tuesday).
The ethical code for doctors sets out important standar...
By Goh Li Sian, Research and Advocacy Coordinator, AWARE
Recently, attention has been given to the fall in the number of nuclear families and its implications for social support.
We wish to caution against assuming that extended family support can or should be the main source of social support...
By Min, AWARE Intern
The views expressed in this post are the writer's own personal opinions.
28 May was the International Day of Action for Women’s Health. Being a young woman, I have many questions about women and health in Singapore. Are women allowed to make informed decisions about ...
By Goh Li Sian, Research and Advocacy Coordinator, AWARE
We welcome the greater flexibility for Central Provident Fund (CPF) payouts proposed by the CPF advisory panel ("Proposed CPF changes give members more control"; Feb 5).
The proposed move to a lower Basic Retirement Sum is likely to i...
This press release was sent out on 23 February 2015.
The Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) applauds the emphasis on redistributive policies in the breakthrough Budget speech delivered by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam today. The DPMâ...
