Together with 10 other civil society organisations, AWARE submitted a joint report to the Human Rights Council in October 2020. The report covered a wide range of human rights issues in Singapore. In the area of women’s rights, issues raised included the persistence of the gender wage gap; violenc...
This post was originally published as a press release on 8 January 2021.
As Singapore navigates the consequences of the global coronavirus pandemic, national recovery efforts should be as inclusive as possible to prevent gender inequalities from widening, says gender-equality group AWARE.
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"I think this is something that we could rely on in future, when violence happens again. That really gave us hope."
AWARE was founded in 1985 and marks its 35th birthday in 2020. In that time, the organisation has effected important changes in Singapore laws and policies relating to gender eq...
This post was originally published as a press release on 30 November 2020.
In celebration of its 35th birthday, gender-equality group AWARE held a virtual fundraising gala, the AWAREHouse Party, on the evening of Saturday, 28 November.
With official measures for COVID-19 limiting social ...
This post was originally published as a press release on 15 October 2020.
15 October 2020 - A coalition of 11 civil society organisations have come together to submit a joint report to the United Nations, as Singapore prepares for its third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) scheduled for 2021.
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Important: We had originally scheduled this event for 27 March, at the AWARE Centre. However, due to new regulations about gatherings during the COVID-19 outbreak, "Not Just Snowflakes" will be held as an online panel via Zoom. Please register on Eventbrite, and the Zoom link will be email...
Important: We are postponing this workshop until further notice, for the safety of attendees and our senior workshop leaders. Apologies for the inconvenience! We will be in touch with the rescheduled date when possible.
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Written by Aria Lee
“Who do you think you are?”
This was the question that Dana Lam, former president of AWARE, was asked by an aunt when she wrote her first forum letter to a newspaper.
“Little did she know," said Dana now, years later. She grinned cheekily as around the ...
