This post was originally published as a press release on 22 November 2017 and posted on the SG CEDAW Coalition website.
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The United Nations’ CEDAW committee has repeated its recommendation that Singapore include in its Constitution or laws a definition and prohibition of all...
CEDAW, adopted by the United Nations in 1979, defines discrimination against women and sets an agenda for nations to end inequitable laws, policies and practices. Every few years, Singapore reports to the UN on its progress in achieving gender equality, and NGOs are also invited to offer informa...
An edited version of this piece was originally published as an op-ed in The Straits Times’ Opinion section on 23 September 2017. The print version as well as the initial online version contained a number of edits introduced by the newspaper without our consent. The Straits Times subsequently...
Today, a parliamentary petition - signed by seven single parents - was presented to Parliament, urging changes to HDB’s current housing policies for single-parent families.
AWARE worked closely with MP Louis Ng to make this happen. Like you, we believe that our housing policies must support AL...
Many parents are not aware that taking their own child to another country without the consent of the other parent could be viewed as “abduction” under the Hague Convention. Since Singapore became a signatory in 2010, the 1980 multilateral treaty has been a source of struggle for a number of ofte...
By Nurin Adila Shahrin, GEC volunteer
More than 40 participants gathered for the second session of Gender Equality is Our Culture’s (GEC) Ramadan Talks, to learn more about the causes and consequences of teenage pregnancy and marriage within the Malay-Muslim community in Singapore. Since 2006, ...
By Nurin Adila Shahrin, GEC volunteer
GEC (Gender Equality is Our Culture) kick-started this year’s Ramadan Talks with an exploration of marriage education and gender roles in Islamic families. We had the pleasure of hosting Associate Professor Maznah Mohamad and Dr. Suriani Suratman from NUS, ...
This post was originally published as a press release on 29 November 2016.
29 November 2016 - In view of World AIDS Day on 1 December, AWARE has released a study highlighting the experiences and vulnerabilities of non-sex worker women living with HIV or HIV-positive partners.
Commissioned b...
The following is an open letter originally sent to a Bridal Bootcamp event and a speaker who was running a class. A video of the teachings in the class recently went viral, with content that disturbingly communicated domestic violence and illegal confinement.
Dear Sanggar Mustika and Ustazah ...
