"Are you sure that happened? Why didn't you fight back? You should have known better."
One experience of sexual assault is one experience too many. We may not always know the right words to say, but we can all agree that sexual assault should never happen to anyone. One way to show zero tol...
[caption id="attachment_40679" align="alignnone" width="550"] (L-R) Shailey Hingorani, Robert McPhedran, Siti Noor Mastura and Philip Chua[/caption]
Written by Alissa Baer, AWARE research consultant
"The #MeToo movement is about having a conversation on core issues, wherever we are. It’s abo...
8 March 2019 is International Women's Day! But we celebrate IWD throughout the whole month of March. Here is our line-up of events and activities over the next few weeks.
Wednesday, 13 March
Hashtags, Harassment and Hope: the State of Gender Relations in Singapore
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How do you talk to your children about sex?
It’s a topic that many parents are happy to put off discussing for as long as possible. But what are the consequences of making home an environment where talks about physical intimacy are off-limits?
Birds & Bees is an experiential wo...
Written by Ericia Yeo, AWARE intern
It is one thing to endure the trauma of sexual assault. It is another to disclose one’s assault to a trusted individual, and then be blamed or chided for what happened.
Lack of support and unempathetic responses don’t just hinder a survivor’s healing pro...
Written by Rachel Lee, AWARE intern
Don’t be salty if you missed this workshop, parents.
"Salty"? Yeah, it means "upset" in slang these days.
A pop quiz consisting of slang used by today's teens was a highlight of the experiential workshop Birds & Bees, held at AWARE Centre on the m...
"Why didn't you say no? Why didn't you fight back? But what were you wearing?"
One experience of sexual assault is one experience too many. We may not always know the right words to say, but we can all agree that sexual assault should never happen to anyone. One way to show zero toler...
How do you talk to your children about sex?
It's a topic that many parents are happy to put off discussing for as long as possible. But what are the consequences of making home an environment where talks about physical intimacy are off-limits?
Birds & Bees is an experiential workshop ...
By Sya Taha, co-founder of Crit Talk
On Saturday, 17 November 2018, Crit Talk, an AWARE Power Fund grantee, conducted a ‘Positive Parenting and Intimacy’ workshop to kickstart a conversation between parents on how to talk to their children about sex and their bodies.
Positive parenting me...
