This post was originally published on Channel News Asia on 29 September 2019.
by Shailey Hingorani, Head of Advocacy & Research
Unmarried women with no children are more likely than married women to provide care for parents ageing at home.
This was the key finding in AWARE’s l...
This post was originally published as a press release on 25 September 2019.
To provide more comprehensive support to individuals facing harassment and discrimination at work, gender-equality organisation AWARE has today launched a new Workplace Harassment and Discrimination Advisory (WHDA) se...
We all know the woes of Singapore's ageing population, and the heavy burden of caregiving falling upon younger generations. But have you ever considered how gender factors into this?
Unequal gender norms disproportionately task women with the responsibility of caregiving for older persons in ...
This post was originally published on The Straits Times on 26 July 2019.
by Corinna Lim, executive director of AWARE, and Carrie Tan, executive director of Daughters of Tomorrow.
Singapore has traditionally been heavily dependent on foreign workers in the long-term care (LTC) sector. This...
By Shailey Hingorani, Head of Advocacy & Research, AWARE
At the Exemplary Father Award ceremony on Sunday 14 July, President Halimah Yacob said that employers should do more to encourage their worker...
[caption id="attachment_41152" align="alignnone" width="549"] (L-R) Sher-li Torrey, Roslina Chai, Corinna Lim, Payal Pisal and Godelieve van Dooren[/caption]
Written by Lim Ziqian, AWARE intern
Photographs by Megan Tan, AWARE intern
Being away from your child in order to provide for him. Seek...
This post was originally published on TODAY on 15 May 2019.
by Shailey Hingorani, Head of Research and Advocacy, AWARE
On Mother’s Day last Sunday (May 12), many Singaporeans took their mums out for meals and showered them with messages of love and gratitude — fitting tributes to t...
If it is true that Singapore’s greatest asset is its people, why is it then that Singaporean women in their prime are demoted at a higher rate than their male counterparts, with accompanying salary reduction?
It so happens that the majority of Singaporean women in their pr...
Written by Megan Tan, AWARE intern
What comes to mind when you hear the word “rich”? Are rich people smart or are they just lucky? What about the word “poor”? Are poor people disadvantaged or resourceful? Can money do wonders, or is it just paper?
These were some of the questions r...
