This post was originally published as a press release on 17 January 2017.
Gender equality group AWARE submitted its seventh annual set of recommendations for the National Budget through the public consultation portal REACH on 13 January.
“The Budget will be announced on 20 February, the...
This post was originally published as a press release on 24 March 2016.
AWARE found 2016 Budget limited and tentative in moves to a more “caring and resilient society”
This afternoon’s Budget speech by Minister of Finance Heng Swee Keat took limited, tentative steps to a more “car...
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...
Over the past year, a lively discussion on caregiving and eldercare has taken place, both in national newspapers as well as online. There is increasing consensus that given the ageing population, there should be more state support for caregiving and better quality care. What does this discussion imp...
By Goh Li Sian, Research and Advocacy Coordinator, AWARE
We thank the Ministry of Finance (MOF) for its reply (“Government agencies regularly publish reports on their performance”; May 13) to our letter, and for informing us and the public of a number of reports published by government agenci...
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 DPM...
On 29 January, AWARE submitted its fifth annual set of recommendations for the national Budget through the public consultation portal REACH. This year, AWARE urges the Government to develop a caregiving infrastructure that provides adequate care of the elderly, children and disabled people...
By Goh Li Sian, Research and Advocacy Coordinator, AWARE
As Singapore’s population ages, more carers will be required to fulfil eldercare needs.
While volunteers have a role and their efforts are welcome, we would caution against relying on volunteering as a primary source of eldercare. (“...
On 24 January, 20 people attended AWARE's Pre-Budget Forum presenting our recommendations for the Singapore Budget 2015.
AWARE has been submitting recommendations for the Budget for the past five years. This year, our focus is on the need to create a caring economy which recognises and compen...
