With Singapore’s rapidly ageing population and preference for ageing-in-place, the burden on family caregivers is growing considerably. Yet low fertility rates and decreasing family sizes mean that our population of caregivers is shrinking. The caregiving burden is also likely to fall dispropo...
This letter was originally published in The Straits Times on April 15 2021.
Eldercare has rightly been discussed as a matter of national concern.
Research by the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) in 2019 found that many women experience a change in work situation because of ...
This post was originally published as a press release on 17 February 2021.
Gender-equality organisation AWARE expressed approval of some measures in Singapore’s “Emerging Stronger Together” National Budget, announced yesterday by Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat. These measures were ai...
This letter was originally published in The Straits Times on 29 December 2020.
Singaporean employers hiring Indonesian migrant domestic workers (MDWs) will soon take on the $3,000 placement fee previously borne by MDWs themselves (Employers to pay up to $3k more for new maids from Indones...
This letter was originally published in The Straits Times on 20 November 2020.
Family caregivers face difficulty juggling caregiving responsibilities with paid work, due to the high demands of both (Good time to look at legislating parent-care leave, Nov 18). Unsurprisingly, many are forced...
This post was originally published as a press release on 11 November 2020.
The struggles faced by both migrant domestic workers (MDWs) and caregivers for the elderly in Singapore have, separately, been mainstays in recent national conversation. Yet the stress faced by individuals for whom the...
This letter was originally published in The Straits Times on 28 October 2020.
In the 2020 Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index report, Singapore's pension system ranked top in Asia and seventh out of 39 systems assessed (Singapore retains top spot in Asia on retirement income index, Oc...
This letter was originally published in The Straits Times on 23 October 2020.
Caregiving places significant strain on one's finances, as well as physical and mental well-being. When caregivers experience burnout due to insufficient rest, they pose a risk to themselves and others (Caregivers need ...
AWARE will hold an online group discussion on Zoom with foreign domestic workers (FDWs) who look after an elderly person in Singapore. This discussion will take place on Sunday, 6 September 2020, 11am - 1pm.
This discussion is part of our research to understand FDWs' experiences of caring for...
