Stand Together Festival presents a special performance of Crazy Poor Sita by Sharul Channa, Singapore's first full-time female stand-up comedian! If you missed this sold-out show when it debuted back in March, here's a new chance to catch it—as well as an exclusive post-show discussion with ...
"This was valuable... it made me reflect on my own values regarding sex and what I may project onto my children."
"It opens up our inhibitions and gives us real opportunities to put [our thoughts into] words."
"Often boys are let off the hook, but I think they should be mindful and learn a...
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By Shailey Hingorani, Head of Advocacy & Research, AWARE
At the Exemplary Father Award ceremony on Sunday 14 July, President Halimah Yacob said that employers should do more to encourage their worker...
"This was valuable... it made me reflect on my own values regarding sex and what I may project onto my children."
"It opens up our inhibitions and gives us real opportunities to put [our thoughts into] words."
"Often boys are let off the hook, but I think they should be mindful and learn a...
This post was originally published on Channel NewsAsia on 30 May 2019.
by Laika Jumabhoy, senior case manager at AWARE’s Sexual Assault Care Centre
We need to break down the barriers that hinder victims from revealing their abuses, says AWARE’s Laika Jumabhoy.
SINGAPORE: Recently...
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Written by Lim Ziqian, AWARE intern
Photographs by Megan Tan, AWARE intern
Being away from your child in order to provide for him. Seek...
This post was originally published on TODAY on 15 May 2019.
by Shailey Hingorani, Head of Research and Advocacy, AWARE
On Mother’s Day last Sunday (May 12), many Singaporeans took their mums out for meals and showered them with messages of love and gratitude — fitting tributes to t...
If it is true that Singapore’s greatest asset is its people, why is it then that Singaporean women in their prime are demoted at a higher rate than their male counterparts, with accompanying salary reduction?
It so happens that the majority of Singaporean women in their pr...
