For many families in Singapore, home is a stable sanctuary and a space to unwind. Single-parent families want the same things. But many have to also grapple with frequent moves, housing insecurity and tighter finances.
Five storytellers, all from single-parent families, bare their homes and ...
This article was originally published in The Straits Times Forum on 5 September 2018.
We refer to the article, “When home is where the sex abuse is”, where the writer cites lawyer Lee Terk Yang’s suggestion that the non-offending parent should face legal action for failing to report child s...
This post was originally published as a press release on 24 August 2018.
At its Revolution Ball on Saturday evening, gender equality group AWARE launched the #MeToo Action Fund to support its upcoming campaign to end sexual assault, harassment and gender discrimination in the workplace.
Dono...
This piece was originally published in Channel News Asia on 19 August 2018.
[caption id="attachment_39615" align="alignleft" width="496"] A father and his child at the first Baby Museum Tour in The Hague. (Photo: AFP/ANP/Robin van Lonkhuijsen) Taken from CNA[/caption]
According to a survey o...
This post was originally published as a press release on 10 August 2018.
To help break low-income mothers out of poverty, gender equality group AWARE recommends that low-income households should have access to free good quality formal childcare; the State should put in place a robust employment...
This article was originally published as an op-ed in The Straits Times on 17 July 2018.
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Two years ago, we embarked on our current research to answer this question: Why are low-income mothers, who want t...
Let's take steps to raise awareness about sexual violence and show our support for survivors. Run or walk 5km with AWARE's Sexual Assault Care Centre as part of the global movement, Footsteps To Inspire.
This year marks the first global Footsteps to Inspire where people from all ...
Inequality has been a hot topic in Singapore lately, kept firmly in the public and policy-makers’ eye. But how does inequality play out in women's lives? How does it grip mothers in particular, who often balance work, home and care responsibilities, all while striving for economic sec...
An edited version of this letter was originally published in The Straits Times Forum, 31 May 2018.
Correction: An earlier version of this letter inaccurately stated that 78% of women were out of the labour force because of family responsibilities; the presentation of this statistic has been cor...
