This letter was originally published in TODAY Voices on 24 April 2018.
Recent news reports discussing New Naratif’s failed bid for registration have occasioned a disquieting level of vitriol in some online conversation (“Acra rebutts duo behind New Naratif website over foreign influence”, 1...
On 14 November 2017, the United Nations CEDAW Committee - which monitors compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women - launched new international standards for countries tackling violence against women, in the form of CEDAW General Recommendation 35...
By Mandy Chng, AWARE volunteer
Technological advancements and the interconnectivity of new media play an increasing role in women’s experiences of sexual violence. This issue was addressed at a dialogue organised by the Sexual Assault Care Centre (SACC) on 30 August. Around 50 people attended t...
We warmly invite you to join us for this dialogue session to find out more about the role that technology plays in cases of sexual assault, its legal implications, and strategies for online safety.
Date: 30 August 2017, Wednesday
Time: 7pm
Venue: SCWO Function Room, 96 Waterloo St, S187967
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In the November issue of Teenage Magazine, a local lifestyle and entertainment magazine for young people in Singapore, a reader wrote into the Dear Kelly advice column to talk about her experience of rape. You can see the victim-blaming response "Kelly" had given here. The backlash from the public ...
Living The Singapore Story is about Singapore, all 50 years of it as an independent nation. It is not a history book, or about its politics or its national leaders. It is about the people of Singapore and the stories they have to tell, in their own words. They come from all walks of life – policem...
By Zarifah Anuar, Communications Executive, AWARE
We refer to the report “HSA raises alert over high mercury levels found in 2 cosmetic products” (June 9).
Even where skin whitening products are not dangerous to one’s health, their popularity and marketing reveal disturbing attitudes tow...
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With the development of new media, people are now able to access large amounts of knowledge easily. The search for gender equality in Islam has been greatly influenced by peoples dissemination of...
Join us on 7 January for a roundtable to discuss women's representation and gender in their own work and in the local literary scene.
Gender has come under the spotlight recently in discussions of the Singapore writing scene. Despite the presence of several prominent women writers, the participat...
