The low-income community in Singapore is currently being assisted by the state through hand-outs in the form of short- and long-term financial assistance schemes. In 2013, the annual ComCare Short and Medium Term Assistance was provided to 25,956 households in Singapore. They also received suppo...
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 ...
By Shailey Hingorani, Head of Advocacy and Research, AWARE
Congratulations: We’ve made it to International Women’s Day 2019. Let’s take a breath, pat ourselves on the back, put our feet up… and bask for a while in joyful appreciation of how far women have come.
After all, in man...
This letter was first published by The Straits Times on 22 February 2019.
We refer to the report (NTUC urges higher wage payouts for younger low-income workers, Feb 13).
The Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) agrees with NTUC's point that, if the Workfare Income Suppleme...
This post was originally published as a press release on 19 February 2019.
AWARE welcomes some key moves announced by Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat’s Budget 2019 speech, towards expanding health care financing and acknowledging the burden of caregiving. However, we are surprised and disa...
“It doesn’t look like work when you’re in the outside looking in. But we’re working.”
Irene Law Kah Tin, 63, is a caregiver to her 88-year-old father, who has early signs of dementia and suffers from incontinence. In some ways, Irene is lucky—her boss allows her a flexible work ar...
This post was originally published as a press release on 11 January 2019.
Gender equality group AWARE submitted its ninth annual set of recommendations for the national Budget via public consultation platform REACH this morning.
Taking a wide-ranging and comprehensive approach, AWARE design...
Written by Nanthini d/o T Sambanthan, AWARE intern
[caption id="attachment_40242" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Author Chua Mui Hoong with AWARE Board members and staff[/caption]
Author and editor for The Straits Times Chua Mui Hoong held a talk at AWARE on 7 November to share her thoughts...
Sexual violence is one of the most under-reported offences in the world. In October 2017 when the #metoo movement took off, there was a 79% spike in cases seen by our Sexual Assault Care Centre (SACC).
Aim for Z...
