by Khaing Su Wai
What is the true cost of a life well lived in Singapore?
More than 90 attendees tuned in on Thursday, 13 January 2022 to find out the answer at an online panel discussion about the recently published Minimum Income Standard (MIS) study and its intersection with gender.
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This op-ed was originally published in The Straits Times on December 24 2021.
For three in 10 victims of workplace sexual harassment who report their experiences, instead of setting them on a path to justice and recourse, it ends up triggering some form of retaliation - from perpetrators, employe...
This op-ed was originally published in the Business Times on December 17 2021.
MELISSA* (name changed to protect her identity) had just started work as a senior manager at a multinational corporation (MNC) when she began to be harassed by the chief executive officer (CEO) of the company. The CEO...
Maybe you received a bad performance appraisal after announcing your pregnancy at work. Or perhaps you were excluded from important meetings or social events at the office after you came out to a close colleague. Maybe you were even turned down from a job because an employer assumed that your disabi...
This op-ed was originally published in The Straits Times on October 4 2021.
The recent allegations made against BooksActually's founder Kenny Leck have foregrounded the many structural issues that make start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) vulnerable to workplace harassment an...
This letter was originally published in The Straits Times on September 29 2021.
I agree with Forum writer Kristine Lam that more needs to be done to tackle family violence in Singapore (More can be done to deal with issue of family violence here, Sept 22).
Enhancing societal support and laws w...
This letter was originally posted in The Straits Times on September 17 2021.
While the newly announced anti-discrimination legislation is a significant and much-needed step for Singapore, recent comments in Parliament indicate a continued lack of understanding about what it takes to truly tackle ...
Caregiving for someone with dementia is a huge undertaking, particularly when one is not adequately equipped to do so. M.E’s challenges in caring for the author’s mother are definitely not unique (Putting mum in a nursing home will be the last resort, Aug 16).
Many families in Singapore hire ...
This was originally published in The Straits Times on August 11 2021.
The Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) welcomes the changes to the Child Development Co-Savings Act, especially the recognition of stillbirths through the extension of birth-linked leave and benefits to pare...
