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Fill up the pledge form below - as an individual or an organisation - to do something during the 16 Days campaign. Get creative with it! If you're enthusiastic to support, but have no idea where to start, we ha...
You might wonder after #MeToo, #NowWhat?
Through the recent online movement, #MeToo, thousands of women around the world - and in Singapore - came forward to have open and honest conversations about their experiences of surviving sexual violence. #MeToo has not only foregrounded the prevalence of...
An edited version of this article was first published by on Yahoo! Singapore 13 October 2017.
When Channel NewsAsia producer Juwon Park published the sexist and degrading comments made to her by a co-worker, many online commenters responded with demeaning remarks, blaming Park for not “taking ...
CEDAW, adopted by the United Nations in 1979, defines discrimination against women and sets an agenda for nations to end inequitable laws, policies and practices. Every few years, Singapore reports to the UN on its progress in achieving gender equality, and NGOs are also invited to offer informa...
By Mandy Chng, AWARE volunteer
Technological advancements and the interconnectivity of new media play an increasing role in women’s experiences of sexual violence. This issue was addressed at a dialogue organised by the Sexual Assault Care Centre (SACC) on 30 August. Around 50 people attended t...
This post was originally published as a press release on 30 August 2017.
One employer sexually harassed a woman, telling her at a meeting that he had obtained a nude image of her and was keeping it on his phone.
In another case, a woman reported that her ex-partner sent intimate images o...
Through our Helpline and the Sexual Assault Care Centre (SACC), the Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) has assisted thousands of women with experiences of gender-based violence, including sexual violence. We welcome the efforts to improve victims’ experiences of the criminal just...
By Mandy Chng, AWARE volunteer
Can one reconstruct a clear and authentic memory of a traumatic event?
Pursuing an answer to this led Theatre Practice to create Blank Run, a raw and immersive portrayal of the aftermath of sexual assault, which explores the impact of trauma on memory. Hundreds o...
This piece was originally published as an op-ed in The Straits Times' Opinion section on 15 August 2017.
In 2015, 162 rapes were reported to the police in Singapore. While low numbers of sexual crimes may seem like a good thing, in reality, that can mask the fact that many survivors simply do n...
