The way that we talk to those around us about HIV, marriage and sex can put women’s health at risk.
This insight lies behind ‘This is your life. Get tested.’, a new video released today by the We Can! campaign to mark World Health Day. The video depicts a woman sitting at a doctor’s offi...
Most discussions of HIV/AIDS in Singapore focus on men, as new infections affect mostly them.
However, a qualitative study, commissioned by the Association of Women for Action and Research, of women with HIV or living with HIV-positive husbands or partners shows that married women are at risk fro...
On December 9, AWARE will hold a roundtable to share the findings of our study the attitudes and risk behaviours of women living with HIV-positive husbands or partners in Singapore.
We conducted in-depth one-to-one interviews with 60 women to explore attitudes about HIV/AIDS, safer sexual pra...
AWAREs next roundtable will be held on 9 December, featuring speaker Mee-Lian as she shares the results of our study on the attitudes, sexual practices and concerns of women with HIV or living with HIV-positive husbands or partners in Singapore.
In-depth interviews were conducted with 60 women ...
In polygamous relationships, the concept of "giliran", where the wives each take their turn in having exclusive time with the husband, is often practiced and forwarded as a measure of just treatment by the husband. This presentation explores this issue within the context of turn-taking in polyga...
AWARE Board Member Teo You Yenn discusses why we need bolder moves for a more inclusive society.
Read Part 1 of this interview here.
PART 2: THE STATE, FAMILY AND FERTILITY
The announcement of the enhanced Marriage & Parenthood Package in January this year has stirred a lot of discussion ...
AWARE Board Member Teo You Yenn discusses why we need bolder moves for a more inclusive society.
PART 1: SUPPORT FOR SINGLE PARENTS
It was recently announced that single, unwed parents will now be entitled to the same childcare and infant care leave benefits as their married counterparts. Single...
By Wong Pei Chi and Jolene Tan
Media coverage and popular discussion of rape give disproportionate weight to concerns over false reports - to the point where the default response for many is to assume that a woman is lying if she discloses that she was a victim of rape or sexual assault. It is exac...
The Singapore Penal Code accords legal immunity to husbands who rape their wives. The assumption is that by getting married, a woman loses her right to say ‘no’ to any sexual demand imposed by her husband, including violent rape. But sexual penetration without consent is rape.
By Wong Pei Chi,...
