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A safe workplace is free of sexual harassment
This World Day for Safety and Health at Work, we call upon Singapore to take sexual harassment seriously. -
Roundtable: Singaporean Views on Elective Egg Freezing
April 26th, 2013 | Events, Sexual and Reproductive HealthFreezing oocytes, or cyropreservation, is a process which has been used in various parts of the world to preserve a womans... -
Don’t force parenthood by denying abortion
April 22nd, 2013 | Letters and op-eds, Sexual and Reproductive HealthAccess to legal abortion allows every woman the safe option of choosing what is best for her - parenthood, abortion or adoption. By Ranjana Raghunathan, Jolene Tan, Vivienne Wee and Kokila Annamalai. A shorter version of this article was first published in Today Online on 20 April 2013. -
Abortion counselling: Criteria might change
April 11th, 2013 | Sexual and Reproductive HealthParliament is reviewing existing criteria which denies some women access to pre-abortion counselling. -
Roundtable Discussion: Violence Against Women
Last year, AWARE commissioned a group of final year Ngee Ann Polytechnic students to conduct a survey on public attitudes... -
The health of older women matters!
Women's health issues are often defined in terms of fertility and reproductive health - a bias that leads to neglect of women past the age of fertility. By Rachel Pullen, Vivienne Wee, and Nadzirah Samsudin. A shorter version of this article was first published in TODAY, on 8 April 2013. -
“Pro-Family” Policies Need Rethinking (Part 2)
The state – as a representation of society – has the responsibility of creating enabling conditions so that people can lead the lives they want. That should be at the core of its interventions–providing conditions that enable, and that enable across the board – regardless of gender, race, class, sexual orientation, marital status, and so on. This is the second part of an interview with AWARE Board Member Teo You Yenn. -
“Pro-Family” Policies Need Rethinking (Part 1)
If one stops to think about how much effort, money and personal sacrifice is required for raising a child in contemporary Singapore, we know that raising children as single parents is very difficult. Ours is a situation where married couples with two incomes are limiting their fertility, not one where people will eagerly “choose” to raise children alone. This is the first part of an interview with AWARE Board Member Teo You Yenn. -
Managers Guide To Dealing With Workplace Sexual Harassment
If you are looking for more info on sexual harassment, see here Does your workplace have a clear...