This op-ed was originally published in The Straits Times on September 3 2021.
Some of us treat sex and sexuality as shameful and taboo. Others are extremely comfortable talking about their sexuality. How do we come to have these beliefs and attitudes? What determines our relative openness and com...
This post was originally published as a press release on 2 September 2021.
A new study has filled in details in the picture of online misogyny in Singapore.
From April to August 2021, gender equality organisation AWARE and technology firm Quilt.AI conducted a collaborative research project...
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 5 May 2021.
SINGAPORE: It took unusual presence of mind from a National University of Singapore student for a new rash of Telegram chat groups circulating obscene images of women to come to public attention last month.
These groups wer...
This commentary was originally published in Rice Media on 27 August 2020.
We open on Shaza Ishak, a young woman who runs the Malay theatre company Teater Ekamatra. In a voiceover, Shaza talks about the meaning she has found in bringing minority voices to the stage. While her work requires her...
Compelling, effective advertising must reflect certain realities about our lives. Yet in promising to reflect reality, our ads end up shaping reality, too—their norms become our norms; their boundaries map our imaginations.
In the context of gender, this means that we want ads that i) ack...
Important: We are postponing this workshop until further notice, for the safety of attendees and our senior workshop leaders. Apologies for the inconvenience! We will be in touch with the rescheduled date when possible.
Do you have something to say about the news stories you read in the pap...
This letter was originally published in The Straits Times on 15 February 2020.
Sexual violence is a complex topic, involving power dynamics that can be hard to parse. As such, the language we use to depict sexual violence needs to be up to the task.
We appreciate the efforts o...
Written by Aria Lee
“Who do you think you are?”
This was the question that Dana Lam, former president of AWARE, was asked by an aunt when she wrote her first forum letter to a newspaper.
“Little did she know," said Dana now, years later. She grinned cheekily as around the ...
