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What fathers say on Fathers’ Day
Fathers welcome the new paternity policies but note that fathers should be given more opportunities to develop as caregivers in order to combat the current gender stereotypes. Writers Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim, Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir and Chan Kin Kok are the fathers of young children. Vivienne Wee and Ranjana Raghunathan are, respectively, AWARE’s Research and Advocacy Director and Research and Advocacy Coordinator. The article is published on The Online Citizen on 16 June, 2013. -
The trouble with limited paid paternity leave
Teo You Yenn is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Nanyang Technological University, board member at the Association of Women for Action and Research, and author of Neoliberal Morality in Singapore: How family policies make state and society. This article was also published on The Online Citizen on 17th June. -
“Just a Bad Day” Forum Theatre Performance at *SCAPE
June 13th, 2013 | Events, Gender-based ViolenceJUST A BAD DAY A Forum Theatre Performance Date: Sunday, 7 July Time: 730 – 930pm Venue: Gallery@ Scape Limited seats available. Click here to register! ... -
Roundtable: Polygamous Marriages
June 5th, 2013 | Family and Divorce, Muslim Women's RightsIn polygamous relationships, the concept of “giliran”, where the wives each take their turn in having exclusive time with the... -
Roundtable: Housing Singaporeans – Should unmarried people be lesser citizens?
Date: Monday, July 29 (updated) Time: 7.30pm Venue: AWARE Centre Speakers: AWARE’s Singles Sub-committee – Chew I-Jin, Ailin Mao, Chu... -
Press release and report from the IPS-SAFV-AWARE’s discussion on violence against women
May 24th, 2013 | Family and Divorce, Gender-based ViolenceWe ask that more comprehensive steps be taken to eliminate violence against women. -
We Can! Singapore brings you ‘Just A Bad Day’
They are everyday people with ordinary lives. Youve seen them. Theyre your neighbours, your colleagues, your mahjong kakis. Their problems... -
Happy mothers are willing mothers!
Women must have accessibility to the reproductive information in order to make informed decisions about if, when, and how often one should have children. Myths and misinformation must be corrected to prevent unwanted pregnancies. By James Wong, Shimona Leong, Jolene Tan and Vivienne Wee. -
Mums aren’t super, they’re just ordinary
This Mother’s Day, let us celebrate motherhood by recognising the ordinariness of mothers.