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  • ‘Fair employment’ must go beyond nationality

    October 25th, 2013 | Employment and Labour Rights, Letters and op-eds, LGBTQ
    The Fair Consideration Framework can serve as a starting point for a holistic initiative to end all forms of employment discrimination in Singapore.

  • Gender dimension to inequality in Singapore

    October 22nd, 2013 | Employment and Labour Rights, Letters and op-eds, Older People and Caregiving, Poverty and Inequality, Women in Leadership, Workplace Harassment
    There is clear evidence of relative poverty in Singapore, as manifested in a glaring wealth divide. There is also a strong gender dimension to economic inequality in Singapore. On this International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Vivienne Wee and Sarah Hill highlight this dimension of inequality.

  • Workshop Series – Gender Matters

    October 11th, 2013 | Events, Gender-based Violence
    The word “feminism” can elicit extreme reactions. Some completely identify with it, while many say: “I believe in gender equality...

  • Experiences of ageing among women in Singapore

    September 30th, 2013 | Letters and op-eds, Older People and Caregiving, Poverty and Inequality
    AWARE held a focus group discussion at the Society for WINGS (Women’s Initiative for Ageing Successfully) with seven women aged 55 and above, to learn about their experiences of growing old. Ranjana Raghunathan and Tan Jian Xiang discuss the concerns raised by the women who participated in this group.

  • Harmful constructions of women in sex education

    September 24th, 2013 | Gender-based Violence, Letters and op-eds
    AWARE's last roundtable discussed the way young women are depicted in abstinence-only sex education today.

  • ‘Come Out, Come Home’ in Singapore

    August 28th, 2013 | LGBTQ
    AWARE welcomes the Come Out, Come Home movement (COuCH) launched by queer rights group Sayoni. COuCH seeks to encourage and support...

  • Roundtable: Constructions of Women in Sex Ed

    August 23rd, 2013 | Events, Gender-based Violence
    AWARE’s next roundtable is coming up on 19 September! The theme this month is ‘Harmful Constructions of Young Women in...

  • NDR Speech 2013: A Step In The Right Direction But More Needed

    August 22nd, 2013 | Family and Divorce, Gender-based Violence, Poverty and Inequality
    AWARE applauds the policy shifts outlined by the PM, but much more is yet to be done.

  • Young minds and bodies: Is ignorance bliss?

    August 13th, 2013 | Letters and op-eds, Sexual and Reproductive Health
    Sex education in Singapore is currently values-based, with abstinence as the main approach in keeping youth from premarital sexual activity. On this 13th anniversary of International Youth Day, Tan Jian Xiang and Catherine Smith, volunteers at AWARE, discuss the consequences of not teaching youth about contraception in sex education.
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