This commentary was originally published in Channel NewsAsia on 8 March 2020.
by Shailey Hingorani, Head of Research and Advocacy
SINGAPORE: International Women’s Day offers an opportunity to evaluate the extent to which socio-economic and other gaps between men and women have narrowe...
Written by Aria Lee.
Former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama once said that parenthood is about "leaving something better for our kids”. That hopeful spirit was alive and well at a celebration, held on 19 December 2019, for residents of AWARE's Support, Housing and Enab...
This letter was originally published on The Straits Times on 5 October 2019.
by Chong Ning Qian, Senior Research Executive
The Housing Board recently announced that it will be more flexible on the income criteria for eligibility to rent flats under the Public Rental Scheme. This is a welc...
Our “Your Stories” series are submissions shared with us via email or in one-on-one interviews, for the purposes of our research and campaigns. All names have been changed (unless the use of real names was explicitly permitted by the author), and we have sought permission to publish from the...
This post was originally published in The Straits Times on 30 August 2019.
By Chong Ning Qian, Senior Research Executive
In recent years, the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) has advocated improving housing access for single-parent families via changes to Housing Boar...
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...
Written by Regalla Sharmistha, AWARE intern
Fifty-four members attended AWARE’s 34th Annual General Meeting on Saturday, 27 April 2019.
Typical of a non-election year, the meeting—chaired by AWARE President Margaret (Margie) Thomas—focused on AWARE’s achievements in the past year,...
by Yashaswini Arvind Rao, AWARE intern
From 28 February to 6 March 2019, a team of interns from AWARE visited Parliament to follow the 2019 Committee of Supply (CoS) debates.
The CoS debates occur after the National Budget is announced. They comprise an examination into each ministry’s ...
What’s next in single parents’ fight for equal access to housing?
This year, housing rules were relaxed to allow more divorced parents to buy subsidised housing immediately upon divorce. However, many other single-parent families continue to face challenges in securing affordable and secure...
