This post was originally published as a press release on 22 November 2017 and posted on the SG CEDAW Coalition website.
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The United Nations’ CEDAW committee has repeated its recommendation that Singapore include in its Constitution or laws a definition and prohibition of all...
By Reetaza Chatterjee, AWARE volunteer
On 25 November, in line with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, more than 70 people attended a roundtable on violence against women in Singapore, and listened to firsthand accounts from three survivors about their personal e...
Harassment at work happens more often than it is addressed. Whether it is sexual or not, it is as real as it is distressing.
#MeToo is a hashtag that went viral on social media in October 2017, as women (and men) all over the world chimed in to share personal stories of sexual violence and harass...
This article was originally written for Her World in November 2017, but was unpublished.
In October, prompted in part by events in Hollywood, thousands of women spoke up about sexual assault and harassment from co-workers, family members, partners, teachers and friends; from years ago, or ju...
This letter was originally published in TODAY Voices on 19 November 2017.
Recently, women have been sharing on social media their experiences with sexual harassment and violence in response to the hastag campaign #metoo, and high-profile cases in Hollywood have been in the news, revealing that ...
There is a new climate. Employees are speaking up and tolerance for harassment is down. In the face of changing attitudes, companies cannot afford to wait until there is a crisis to put the right policies and practices into place.
Learn from experts on the best practices for creating a safe work...
On 14 November 2017, the United Nations CEDAW Committee - which monitors compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women - launched new international standards for countries tackling violence against women, in the form of CEDAW General Recommendation 35...
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