By Kokila Annamalai, We Can! Campaign Coordinator. This blog post is written in her personal capacity.
I just finished the book 'Shame', which is about forced marriage, honour killings and domestic violence in the South Asian diaspora of Britain. The author is a Sikh woman from Derby who surviv...
From Sumedha Jalote, Communications Executive, Association of Women for Action & Research
The recent Committee of Inquiry and subsequent public discussions have addressed the possibility of enhancing Singapore’s police capability in areas requiring specialised skills, including by...
After a year-long hiatus, the annual arts festival series returns as the all-new Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA). Led by Festival Director Ong Keng Sen, the Festival starts on 26 June beginning with a 17-day pre-festival programme, The O.P.E.N., and culminating with SIFA and its st...
AWARE's annual Alamak! Award is back, "honouring" the most jaw-dropping instance of sexism over the past year.
Everyday, we see and hear comments, advertisements and policies that perpetuate gender stereotypes and sexist attitudes. In response, AWARE created the Alamak! Award, an annual search fo...
By Kokila Annamalai
On May 23, Elliot Rodger went on a killing spree in Isla Vista, California, that was motivated by the desire to punish women for rejecting him.
While many in the international community have condemned his actions, some men on social media responded with empathy for Rodger a...
By Jolene Tan, Programmes and Communications Senior Manager, AWARE
The recent conviction of Eisen Teo and ongoing discussion of the National University of Singapore’s termination of Tey Tsun Hang raise important issues about the appropriate conduct of professional and academic mentors toward ...
Today, AWARE is proud to launch the Sexual Assault Care Centre (SACC), Singapores first specialised drop-in centre supporting women who have been sexually assaulted.
Popular F&B outlets including Artistry and the restaurant and microbrewery, Brewerkz, will help to spread the word about SAC...
This statement is in response to media reports that Law Minister K Shanmugam is in favour of imposing a default death sentence on those who sexually assault women or abuse children, where this results in the victim's death.
AWARE welcomes the Minister's interest in addressing sexual violence and ...
Dear Member of Parliament Mr Christopher De Souza and the Inter-Agency Taskforce on Trafficking-in-Persons,
Thank you for hosting the public consultation sessions on the proposed “Prevention of Human Trafficking Bill” between 19 March 2014 and 15 April 2014. Many representatives from civil so...
