This op-ed was originally published in Channel NewsAsia on October 26 2021
SINGAPORE: A fog of confusion hovers over sexual consent and what it really looks like.
In no other sexual assault case in recent history has this been more obvious than the case involving Singapore Management Universi...
This op-ed was originally published in Channel NewsAsia on October 5 2021.
When Annie* offers an opinion, her husband mocks her: “Wow, you are so smart now, is it?”
He often talks loudly, but if she begins to raise her voice, he gets upset. He discouraged her from looking for work. When sh...
This op-ed was originally published in The Straits Times on October 4 2021.
The recent allegations made against BooksActually's founder Kenny Leck have foregrounded the many structural issues that make start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) vulnerable to workplace harassment an...
This op-ed was originally published in Today on September 27 2021.
Are our offhand likes and shares on social media as innocuous as we might think? Perhaps not, if we are bystanders to online misogyny and violence.
A bystander is someone who witnesses an act of abuse, including violence aga...
This op-ed was originally published in Channel NewsAsia on August 19 2021.
SINGAPORE: The spectre of false sexual abuse accusations looms large in cultural narratives about sexual violence, with public anxiety about the ease and frequency of false reporting remaining high.
Although the evide...
Join us this Friday for a conversation with Catherine Chang, Holly Apsley and AWARE on Twitter Spaces to discuss the new website Solid Ground and topics relating to technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV).
Solid Ground guides users through various steps they can take if they experience any ...
This op-ed was originally published in Channel NewsAsia on 2 July 2021.
Five years ago, in June 2016, a man was jailed for 12 months for stalking and harassing his former lover.
It was a historic case – the first conviction of a stalker under the Protection from Harassment Act, or POHA.
U...
"Are you sure that happened? Why didn't you fight back? You should have known better." These are some common responses survivors of sexual assault have heard, which may further their feelings of doubt, guilt and shame.
It is not always easy for survivors to tell someone about what happened; i...
This op-ed was originally published in Channel NewsAsia on 5 May 2021.
SINGAPORE: It took unusual presence of mind from a National University of Singapore student for a new rash of Telegram chat groups circulating obscene images of women to come to public attention last month.
These groups wer...
