This letter was originally published in The Straits Times on 4 February 2016.
The Ministry of Finance recently stated its intention to enhance "care support" so that Singaporeans can better "balance aspirations in work and family life".
This goal cannot be achieved without more equal sharing o...
According to the Penal Code, “She’s my wife” can be a complete legal defence to charges of rape (s375). TheAlliance of Like-Minded CSOs in Singapore (ALMOS), who collaborated in the submission of a shadow report to the UN for Singapore’s Universal Periodic Review, is calling for this to c...
By Kokila Annamalai, We Can! Campaign Manager
The case of the woman who died at the hands of her husband demonstrates that rethinking gender roles is critical to preventing domestic violence (“Chinese national, 61, gets 10 years’ jail for strangling wife”; Nov 3).
The husband became viol...
By Kokila Annamalai, We Can! Campaign Manager, AWARE
Responsibility for family violence lies with abusers, but the power to end abuse lies with all of us. When we suspect abuse, but tolerate it as "none of our business", our silence - as neighbours, friends or relatives - disempowers victims.
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By Sumedha Jalote, Communications Executive, AWARE
The findings from the 2013 Survey on Social Attitudes of Singaporeans confirm that all workers, regardless of gender, need work-life balance (“Work eating into S’poreans’ family time: Survey”; May 27).
It is clear that men want to pla...
By Vivienne Wee (Dr), Research and Advocacy Director, AWARE
We applaud the Government's intention of promoting greater transparency among transnational couples ("New rules clear air for transnational marriages"; last Saturday).
These couples can apply for a Letter of Eligibility for a Long-Term V...
By Jolene Tan, Programmes and Communications Senior Manager, AWARE
Under the current law, divorce is not permitted in the first three years of marriage unless a court finds that there has been "exceptional depravity or hardship". This is an unnecessarily burdensome requirement.
The time bar ...
By Jolene Tan, Programmes and Communications Senior Manager, AWARE
This letter was written for the Straits Times Forum, responding to this letter, but was not published as some points were seen as irrelevant to the career woman vs. stay-at-home-mom debate. We are publishing the letter here to discu...
By Leow Hui Min
In 2009, former law dean Thio Su-Mien proclaimed herself a “feminist mentor” and led a group from the Anglican Church of Our Saviour in taking over AWARE. She did so on the pretext of putting an end to an ominous and subversive “lesbian agenda.” She alleged that there was...
