Tag: Parenthood

Give parents paid miscarriage leave to heal

This was originally published in The Straits Times on August 11 2021.  The Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) welcomes the changes to the Child Development Co-Savings Act, especially the recognition of stillbirths through the extension of birth-linked leave and benefits to pare...

Make divorce more amicable

This op-ed was originally published in The Straits Times on 22 July 2021.  It is 2021, and 50 years since the passing of the Women's Charter in Singapore. So why are we still debating the value and necessity of divorce? A recent proposal by the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) ...

Choice between motherhood and career shouldn’t have to be so hard

This letter was originally published in The Straits Times on 22 April 2021. Journalist Malavika Menon's column, "Hard choice between career and motherhood" (April 18), resonated with me as a new mother who values her career as a social worker. My daughter is only five months old, and various o...

Have more measures to reduce incidence of non-payment

This letter was published in The Straits Times on March 8 2021. We are heartened to see efforts by the Family Justice Courts and Ministry of Social and Family Development to strengthen the enforcement of maintenance orders and simplify the process of serving summonses (More efforts to deal with m...