An edited version of this piece was originally published as an op-ed in The Straits Times’ Opinion section on 23 September 2017. The print version as well as the initial online version contained a number of edits introduced by the newspaper without our consent. The Straits Times subsequently...
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AWARE is looking for a social researcher to code interviews with mothers from low-income households, on the factors affecting their decisions about work. The data collected will help us to advocate for better support for such women.
As a cod...
Today, a parliamentary petition - signed by seven single parents - was presented to Parliament, urging changes to HDB’s current housing policies for single-parent families.
AWARE worked closely with MP Louis Ng to make this happen. Like you, we believe that our housing policies must support AL...
This post was originally published as a press release on 7 September 2017.
Seven single parents have signed a parliamentary petition, to be presented at the next parliamentary sitting on 11 September, urging changes to HDB’s current housing policies for single-parent families.
Gender equa...
By Mandy Chng, AWARE volunteer
Technological advancements and the interconnectivity of new media play an increasing role in women’s experiences of sexual violence. This issue was addressed at a dialogue organised by the Sexual Assault Care Centre (SACC) on 30 August. Around 50 people attended t...
Due to popular demand, AWARE, Aidha and HOME are organising another set of screenings of Remittance, a powerful film telling the story of Marie, a foreign domestic worker in Singapore, and her struggles to cope with demanding employers, long hours of work and separation from her family. Th...
May* is a Singapore PR, who has been living and working in Singapore for ten years. She was married to a Singaporean before getting divorced. They have a child together, also a Singaporean, who now lives with May.
May’s citizenship and marital status limit her housing options. As her child is o...
In celebration of International Domestic Workers Day (IDWD), AWARE partnered with Aidha, HOME, and the Singapore Committee for UN Women to screen the film Remittance on 18 June and 5 July at Shaw Theatres Lido. More than a hundred people turned up for the screenings, with the first screening welco...
It’s only June, but we’ve already had a fantastic (and busy!) 2017 campaigning for housing for single parents, and advocating for the abolition of “illegitimacy” and marital rape immunity.
We launched “Building Dreams” to help under-privileged women secure employment. And our Helpline t...
