Research respondents needed: Survivors of coercive control in Singapore
AWARE's Advocacy and Research department is currently looking for research respondents for a new study on coercive control in Singapore.
What is coercive control?
Coercive control is a pattern of behaviour where a person repeatedly isolates, degrades, exploits, controls, humiliates or frighten...
Stable housing access allows single mothers to progress in their careers, increase income and improve family well-being: AWARE report
This post was originally published as a press release on 11 May 2022.
Securing permanent housing, keeping gainfully employed and improving interpersonal relationships: Having access to safe, secure housing for six months or more enables single mothers and their children to do all the above.
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Let’s protect the best interests of divorced transnational couples’ children
The Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) is heartened to see shared care and control being granted in more divorce cases last year (‘More divorced couples share care and control of their kids’). This reflects the courts’ prioritisation of children’s well-being, since both...
In response to the national gender equality review, AWARE launches historic omnibus report with 88 recommendations to remove barriers at all stages of women’s lives
This post was originally published as a press release on 29 July 2021.
29 July 2021 - Implement comprehensive sexuality education covering consent, violence and gender roles in all schools in Singapore. Place a legal obligation on employers to address workplace harassment. Impose a temporary,...
Make divorce more amicable
This op-ed was originally published in The Straits Times on 22 July 2021.
It is 2021, and 50 years since the passing of the Women's Charter in Singapore. So why are we still debating the value and necessity of divorce?
A recent proposal by the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) ...
Introduce amicable divorce, reduce the three-year time bar to divorce, make maintenance gender-neutral and better-enforced: AWARE
This post was originally published as a press release on 3 June 2021.
3 June 2021 - The divorce process in Singapore should be amended in order to lessen animosity between separating parents and children, recognise the decision-making autonomy of assenting adults, and avoid protracted situati...
Immigration policies disadvantage migrant wives in the areas of family violence, divorce and housing: AWARE study
This post was originally published as a press release on 1 June 2020.
1 June 2020 - Migrant wives are more vulnerable than Singaporean women to family violence, and face disadvantages in divorce, as they lack the independent right to reside in Singapore.
Those are the findings of gender-eq...
More protection needed for foreign spouses facing family violence
This letter was originally published in The Straits Times on 28 February 2020.
I welcome the latest efforts in addressing family violence and urge for particular attention to be paid to the vulnerabilities of foreign spouses.
Out of the 2,811 personal protection order applicati...
