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Let’s call a rape a rape
January 28th, 2013 | Gender-based Violence, Letters and op-edsMedia coverage and popular discussion of rape give disproportionate weight to concerns over false reports - to the point where the default response for many is to assume that a woman is lying if she discloses that she was a victim of rape or sexual assault. It is exactly this social norm that allows rapists to continue raping, because they know their victims will not be believed.By Wong Pei Chi. An initial version was first published in The Straits Times on 24 Jan 2013. -
Why No Benefits for Unwed Mothers?
January 22nd, 2013 | Family and DivorceAccess to childcare subsidies, motherhood benefits and housing benefits should be granted to all parents, without discriminating against unwed parents or stay-at-home parents. To build a truly inclusive society, our policies must evolve to embrace different types of families. This is an AWARE press release. -
Congratulations to our first Woman Speaker!
January 9th, 2013 | Women in LeadershipAWARE welcomes Madam Halimah Yacob's election with a sense of loss. -
Saying ‘no’ to seemingly harmless sexist views
January 8th, 2013 | Gender-based Violence, Letters and op-edsFew Singaporeans may intend to be sexist or think of themselves as such. But some instances show that sexism and violence against women have become so normalised that when people joke about rape, others accept it as funny. By Corinna Lim, Vivienne Wee and Kokila Annamalai. This piece was first published in The Straits Times on 08 Jan 2013. -
Roundtable Discussion: Pre-Budget Forum 2013
The Singapore Budget is prepared each financial year, which beings on 1 April of every calendar year and ends on... -
AWARE’s Open Letter to Indian PM on Violence Against Women in India
January 3rd, 2013 | Gender-based ViolenceAWARE wrote an Open Letter to the Prime Minister of India on violence against women in India, calling for the State to take immediate action against widespread gender violence in the nation. This article was written by Winifred Loh. -
Response to Bio-ethics Advisory Committee
January 1st, 2013 | Children and Young People2013 – The Bioethics Advisory Committee (BAC) was established by the Government in December 2000 to address the ethical, legal and social issues arising... -
Feedback for the Committee of Family Justice
January 1st, 2013 | Family and Divorce2013 – The Committee for Family Justice was established in 2013 to look into reform to the family justice system to... -
Let’s Not Forget That Most Of Us Are Descendants Of Migrant Workers!
Should we ignore the conditions of foreign domestic workers who work behind the closed doors of family homes, and have even fewer opportunities than male migrant workers to voice their concerns, much less organise an “illegal strike”? By Vivienne Wee.