By Diana Rahim
First published here.
“The last time I was beaten terribly was during my fourth pregnancy.”
“My older sister would ask our neighbours for an egg or something to feed us.”
“[He would] demand sex even when she was still recovering from multiple miscarriages.”
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by Shafeeqah Ahmad Rosli, AWARE intern
‘Growing up Perempuan’, the follow-up book to ‘Perempuan: Muslim Women Speak Out’, was launched last Friday 31 August, at Wisma Geylang Serai. About 100 people attended the launch and panel discussion, which was moderated by the co-editor of the...
Growing Up Perempuan is the follow-up to our first publication, Perempuan: Muslim Women in Singapore Speak Out. Growing Up Perempuan is a collection of stories written by women, for women. This book offers stories of love and loss, strength and endurance, confidence and...
With shifts in global political and economic landscapes, how do men see their roles in the changing world around them, and the roles and rights of women and girls? Join our discussion of IMAGES MENA, the first study of its kind to explore the private and public lives of almost 10,000 men and women ...
This post was originally published as a press release on 22 November 2017 and posted on the SG CEDAW Coalition website.
Image credit: Sayoni
The United Nations’ CEDAW committee has repeated its recommendation that Singapore include in its Constitution or laws a definition and prohibition of all...
By Reetaza Chatterjee, GEC Volunteer
On 13 October 2017, I attended an event organised by the Singapore Committee for UN Women in collaboration with Engaging Africa at the National University of Singapore to discuss the topic of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The event kicked off with a scree...
CEDAW, adopted by the United Nations in 1979, defines discrimination against women and sets an agenda for nations to end inequitable laws, policies and practices. Every few years, Singapore reports to the UN on its progress in achieving gender equality, and NGOs are also invited to offer informa...
Many have observed the rise of Malay religious conservatism that has impacted various spheres such as social relations and politics.
In this presentation organised by Gender Equality IS Our Culture (GEC), AWARE's programme on gender equality in Islam, the speaker, interfaith activist Mohamed Im...
We will be conducting an interviewing skills workshop for those of you who would like to interview your older female relatives for Growing Up Perempuan. We strongly encourage you to attend this workshop if you plan to interview your older female relatives for the book.
If you are unable to att...
