Research & Campaigns

My Short Skirt Invites You to Violate Me

When PAMELA NG asked her friends whether a woman’s dressing invited sexual violence from men, she was surprised – and disturbed - to find some of the women saying ‘Men cannot help it, it’s in their nature.‘

A Crime Against Faith

Recent announcements by the Catholic Church have provoked outrage from many critics. Has the Holy See opened the doors for...

AWARE calls for tweaks to proposed law

Singapore intends to ratify the Hague Convention, which guides the resolution of cross-border child abductions. To support this, the government has drafted the International Child Abduction bill and invited public comment. AWARE has submitted its views.

So what is feminism about, really?

If you’d like to know more about how gender roles took shape over time, join us at our Gender Matters...

Finding the person within

The incidence of eating disorders in Singapore is rising. To help prevent it from becoming more widespread, some trainee teachers...

Improve gender equality and you will raise fertility

The best way to get Singaporeans to produce more babies is to improve gender equality, AWARE says in a letter...

Can you be a friend to victims of domestic violence?

AWARE’s Befriender programme provides moral support and other help to victims of domestic violence. PATRICIA DRISCOLL, a Befriender, shares her experience and explains why the service is so important.

From the Executive Director’s desk

This has been one of the most active 3-month periods of my life, says CORINNA LIM as she reports on her first 100 days as AWARE’s Executive Director.

State’s decisions a threat to secular society

Two recent decisions by the Singapore government appear to favour one system of values over others in our pluralistic nation. This, says CONSTANCE SINGAM, could subvert the very nature of our secular society.