Two new books explain why the Singapore Women's Charter, first passed in 1961, remains ahead of its time
By Hong Xinyi
Outside of a law school classroom, it is probably rare to hear a piece of legislation discussed with the fervour and affection that was bestowed on the Singapore Women’s C...
In my experience as a lawyer, there are three main reasons that some men think the Women's Charter puts them at a disadvantage. First there's the name. Clearly a statute named “The Women's Charter” must be about protecting women and be for their benefit, no?
Secondly, it's to do with mainte...
Media release
AWARE welcomes the proposed amendments to the Women’s Charter but calls for a slew of adjustments and additions to strengthen the legislation and ensure greater compliance with its provisions.
The key recommendation is that a central body be set up to administer maintenance pay...
Why do so many people believe that a married woman ought to take her husband’s name, asks JOLENE TAN. Why are they so wedded to gender norms that they cannot respect other people’s choices about a highly personal matter?
I’ve just got married, and something I’ve taken for grant...
The best way to get Singaporeans to produce more babies is to improve gender equality, AWARE says in a letter published on The Straits Times Forum page on 20 May 2010.
We wholeheartedly agree with the view of Professor Hans Rosling (ST, 12 May 2010) that Singapore has not seen a reversal in the d...
By Constance Singam
It was, for a very long time, a truth universally acknowledged that women needed a marriage to ensure respectable status and financial security. Nowadays the trend is shifting: it is men who are increasingly getting the bigger economic boost from tying the knot, according to...
25 November 2009, 6.30pm - 9.00pm
When I becomes we, what happens to your finances to your finances as an individual and as a couple? Is it a case of share and share alike, or What's yours stays yours, what's mine stays mine?
This White Ribbon Day, learn how you and your partner can commun...
VIEWPOINT
By Jolene Tan
At first blush, the campaign name No To Rape seems odd. Who could disagree?
But reality is odder still. The law itself, the Singapore Penal Code, says “yes” to rape. A man can force a woman to have sex with him, and never be prosecuted or convicted for rape, so ...
