The Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) is heartened to see shared care and control being granted in more divorce cases last year (‘More divorced couples share care and control of their kids’). This reflects the courts’ prioritisation of children’s well-being, since both...
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...
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,...
Together with 10 other civil society organisations, AWARE submitted a joint report to the Human Rights Council in October 2020. The report covered a wide range of human rights issues in Singapore. In the area of women’s rights, issues raised included the persistence of the gender wage gap; violenc...
This letter was posted in Today on 14 March 2021.
The Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) is dismayed by the policy change on employment criteria for dependant’s pass holders in Singapore, where they will have to apply for a work pass to be hired here rather than on a Letter of...
We welcome the clarifications made by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) about how it handles transnational divorce cases. These clarifications should bring about much-needed reassurance to migrant spouses in Singapore.
In our experience supporting migrant spouses through AWARE’s W...
This letter was published in The Straits Times on 28 Jan 2021.
During the circuit breaker period, the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) saw an unprecedented spike in the number of calls to the Women's Helpline.
Like the many cases handled by family lawyers last year, a large...
This post was originally published as a press release on 8 January 2021.
As Singapore navigates the consequences of the global coronavirus pandemic, national recovery efforts should be as inclusive as possible to prevent gender inequalities from widening, says gender-equality group AWARE.
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The Advocacy, Research and Communications department conducts research on gender issues in Singapore, from single parents and low-income mothers to eldercare, migrant spouses and workers and more. As p...
