Just how prevalent is workplace sexual harassment in Singapore?
A new survey by AWARE and market research company Ipsos—the first-ever nationally representative survey on workplace sexual harassment in Singapore—has revealed a shocking statistic: Two in five workers in Singapore (both women a...
This op-ed was originally published in The Straits Times on 26 January 2021.
A growing number of people are speaking out publicly about sexual harassment in the workplace. But many individuals continue to be deterred.
A recent survey by gender equality group Association of Women for Acti...
This post was originally published as a press release on 14 January 2021
Two in five workers in Singapore have been sexually harassed at the workplace in the past five years. This is the sobering key finding from a survey by market research company Ipsos in collaboration with gender-equality ...
AWARE's Alamak! Awards are given out to the most jaw-dropping instances of sexism and misogyny seen in Singapore. They are AWARE’s tongue-in-cheek way of raising awareness about, and condemning, these behaviours. The nomination process takes into account public feedback.
As per tradition, ...
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 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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This letter was originally published in The Straits Times on 15 October 2020.
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed working arrangements, with employees finding themselves working entirely from home or engaging in what Zoom Video Communications' chief Eric Yuan refers to as a "hybrid work model" - ...
This letter was originally published on The Straits Times on 29 September 2020.
The letter, "The little guy who failed to find recourse over termination" (Sept 24), highlights the prevalence of age discrimination in the workplace, and the limitations in recourse options available to employees exp...
written by Maia Harrison
The online event Bad Company, which took place last Thursday, 27 August 2020, was a discussion on the pervasive and often ambiguous issue of workplace bullying. Moderated by AWARE’s Head of Research and Advocacy, Shailey Hingorani, it featured an in-depth presentati...
