Just how prevalent is workplace sexual harassment in Singapore?
A new survey by AWARE and market research company Ipsos—the first-ever nationally representative survey on workplace sexual harassment in Singapore—has revealed a shocking statistic: Two in five workers in Singapore (both women a...
This op-ed was originally published in The Straits Times on 26 January 2021.
A growing number of people are speaking out publicly about sexual harassment in the workplace. But many individuals continue to be deterred.
A recent survey by gender equality group Association of Women for Acti...
This letter was originally published in TODAY on 15 January 2021.
Last week, Law Minister K Shanmugam released important data pertaining to sexual assault in Singapore.
From 2017 to 2019, there were 6,988 reports of sexual assault, including rape, sexual assault by penetration, outrage of m...
This post was originally published as a press release on 2 December 2020.
* Correction notice, July 2023: When our analysis was performed, our system did not capture the full range of TFSV cases seen by SACC in 2019. We have since amended this post accordingly. We sincerely apologise for the...
Image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) is the non-consensual production and/or distribution of intimate photographs and videos, or the sexualised digital alteration of photographs or videos of the victim. It also includes threats to non-consensually produce, distribute or alter photographs or videos.*
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This letter was originally published in The Straits Times on 7 November 2020.
The National University of Singapore (NUS) found itself in a conundrum in the recent case concerning former Tembusu College don Jeremy Fernando (Police report made without our consent, say victims, Nov 1).
NUS ...
This commentary was originally published in Channel NewsAsia on 19 October 2020.
SINGAPORE: We have been here before.
A case of sexual assault is reported in the media. Comments focusing on the victim’s behaviour start to proliferate on social media. Several people - mostly women - push back...
This commentary was originally published in TODAY on 22 September 2020.
Research has shown that freezing is one of an array of reactions that may occur during a traumatic event. It is an instinctive, involuntary response programmed into our bodies to help us survive threats to our safety.
Vari...
This op-ed was originally published in TODAY on 14 September 2020.
Sexual assault is being treated with more seriousness than ever before.
But this was not always the case. A few years ago, when I told people that I work as a social worker, providing support services to women who face sexual a...
