This post was originally published as a press release on 9 December 2020.
At 7pm this evening, gender-equality group AWARE launches Saga, a 12-episode podcast about the 2009 AWARE Saga.
Saga is the first podcast produced by the association. It is also the first-ever long-form narrative p...
Misogyny running rampant on popular podcasts. Doctors undermining their oath to do no harm. Underwear thieves and sexual voyeurs lurking in toilets and MRT stations. Looking at the news today, you'd be forgiven for asking: Do we need to urgently detoxify masculinity in Singapore?
We are socia...
On 30 June 2020, AWARE made a submission to the the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women. Our submission focused on COVID-19 and the increase of domestic violence against women.
Compared to the same period last year, the AWARE Women's Helpline has received a 65%, 119%, ...
written by Saraniyah D/O V Saravanan
What are some common myths about domestic violence?
“We tend to think of domestic violence as spousal violence, but that’s not really true,” said Shailey Hingorani, Head of Research and Advocacy at AWARE, whereas domestic violence can be committed...
Written by Nur Atiqah Mohamad and Tanya Ragupathi
On the evening of 9 April 2020, AWARE hosted “Not Just Snowflakes”, an open conversation with three young activists: Filzah Sumartono (Projects Manager at AWARE and co-editor of the Perempuan series of books), Reetaza “Reetz” Chatterje...
From 26 February to 6 March 2020, a team of interns from AWARE visited Parliament to follow the 2020 Committee of Supply (CoS) debates.
The CoS debates occur after the National Budget is announced. They comprise an examination into each ministry’s plans, during which individual Members of ...
Written by Rachel Lee, AWARE intern
Don’t be salty if you missed this workshop, parents.
"Salty"? Yeah, it means "upset" in slang these days.
A pop quiz consisting of slang used by today's teens was a highlight of the experiential workshop Birds & Bees, held at AWARE Centre on the m...
Gender equality group AWARE applauds the long awaited repeal of marital immunity for rape and the decriminalisation of suicide in its submission to the public consultation on the Penal Code review. To increase reporting of sexual crimes, the group recommends comprehensive education for the public, p...
By Shafeeqah Ahmad Rosli, AWARE Intern
Kicking off Pride month, community groups Jejaka, The Healing Circle SG and Penawar, hosted an iftar to celebrate Ramadan with the LGBTQ+ Muslim community and their allies at Teater Ekamatra’s Greymatter. The event, held on on Saturday, 2 June 20...
