Archive for August, 2010

If you have an interest in social and other issues and would like to have your say about them, join us on the 2nd Thursday of every month for discussions at AWARE. »

Why do we equate a woman's failure to limit her vulnerability to being raped with being partially to blame for the crime? A local case of gang rape gives us the opportunity to examine our beliefs and prejudices about sexual assault. »

When PAMELA NG joined a women's group in her college days, she did so because she wanted to make a difference. And not, as some thought, because she was an angry, unattractive, chest-beating female with enough underarm hair to braid and form bridges over gender issues. »

The new Board, comprising both veteran and relatively new members, is led by corporate lawyer Nicole Tan as President and family lawyer Halijah Mohamad as Vice President. »

Sheryl WuDunn's is the author of "Half the Sky" : her stories shock. Only when women in developing countries have equal access to education and economic opportunity will we be using all our human resources. »

When policy-makers make decisions that profoundly affect the lives of people, are they able to suspend the influence of personal factors, such as sex, race and religion? That, says CONSTANCE SINGAM, was the question she was posing ... »

If you have empathy and would like to support women who need help, you’re just what we need for our Helpline and Befrienders services... »

We don’t go through life expecting bad things to happen, so when something awful does occur it can be very traumatic and life-changing. CAROLYN OEI talks to a woman who was rocked to her core when her young daughter was diagnosed with leukemia. »

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Training for the AWARE Helpline and for the Befrienders Service begins Tuesday 7 September!                           HELPLINE The AWARE Helpline was launched in 1990. It is the first point of contact for anyone needing help or wanting to find out about our services.... »