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...
June* is a 49 year-old Filipina and has been living and working in Singapore for 25 years. She was married to a Singaporean man and have two children together. They got divorced in 2008 and June gained custody and sole care and control of the children, who were 13 and 10 years old. After the div...
In national media and in recent government announcements, more attention is being paid to the caregiving of older people. But what do we really understand by family caregiving?
How do women, in particular, bear the responsibility of caregiving? Wha...
We have some good news - on Tuesday, the Minister of National Development announced that the HDB will remove its 3-year time-bar policy for divorced parents to buy subsidised flats. From 6 March, both parents in a divorce will be able to buy or own a subsidised flat each, as long as they are eligibl...
This post was originally published as a press release on 9 March 2018.
If you call 1800-777 5555, a professionally trained AWARE “Helpliner” will be on the line to be your listening ear. She will provide you with emotional support, information and referrals to other help centres - all at no ...
This post was originally published as a press release on 7 March 2018.
Gender equality group AWARE commends the Government’s move to lift the three-year time-bar imposed on divorced couples for purchase of subsidised housing, urging the state to apply the removal to all, regardless of their car...
This post was originally published by The Online Citizen on 26 February 2018.
The word of the day was “innovation”, but this year’s Budget announcements by the Minister of Finance demonstrated few plans for change. Although the Government declared its commitment to address the needs of the ...
This post was originally published as a press release on 14 February 2018.
Gender equality group AWARE (Association of Women for Action and Research) and disability advocacy group DPA (Disabled People’s Association) have called for stronger protection against employment discrimination in a joi...
This letter was originally published in TODAY Voices on 13 February 2018.
The Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) welcomes the publication of data on household income in the newly released Singstat report. Detailed information enables the public to better take part in important c...
