Research & Campaigns

What makes a good feminist?

Children and teens have limited capacities for processing challenges to their identities. It is our responsibility to create conditions in which the costs of their choices are not excessively high. By Dr Teo You Yenn. This commentary was published in Today on May 10, 2012.

Roundtable Discussion: Changing definitions of masculinity and femininity in Singapore

EVENT DETAILS Organisers: AWARE and NUS – Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) Date:  May 12, 2012 , Saturday...

A lively debate at AWARE’s Budget Roundtable

Singapore Budget 2012's economic priorities reflect a set of social values that need re-thinking for a truly inclusive society.

Miss Representation School Outreach Programme

This year, AWARE is bringing to Singapore Miss Representation, a documentary that was produced in California, San Francisco, and which...

The privilege of care and the right to rights

Since the announcement of mandatory weekly days-off for foreign domestic workers, the media have been abuzz with debate. Many have applauded the decision, but there have also been complaints that reveal a prejudice that domestic workers are different from “us.” The commentary by Dr Teo You Yen and Dr Vivienne Wee, was published in Today on March 16.

Tackling human trafficking in Singapore

Read AWARE's recommendations for the proposed Trafficking in Persons National Plan of Action.

An opportunity for gender equality at home

AWARE sent this letter about mandatory days off for foreign domestic workers to the Straits Times Forum. By Dr Teo You Yenn.

Happy International Women’s Day!

There is much to celebrate this International Women’s Day (IWD). After decades of lobbying by various NGOs, including AWARE, the government...

Parliament Primer: A strike against victim-blaming

The Feb 14 debate about marital rape and the repeal of Section 157(d) of the Evidence Act.