Regime-changing revolutions, global protests, and other landmark achievements: A look back at 2011.
By Veesha Chohan
Three female leaders win Nobel Peace Prize
Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee and Yemen activist Tawakul Karman were recognised for their non-...
SlutWalk Singapore has launched its official website. Check it out to get the latest updates on the event.
Before the SlutWalk on December 4, there will be a number of related events. These include:
SlutRide, jointly organised with cycling advocacy group Critical Mass.
SlutScreen...
In 2 separate Roundtable Discussions, experts shared their experiences of combating the prejudice and exploitation that plague the world's oldest profession.
With all the cultural baggage that surrounds sex work, it can be hard for many people to focus on the ‘work’ part of sex work. But sex ...
Whats up with sex workers in Singapore? A discourse on those trafficked
AWARE explores this discussion in Part 2 of our Roundtable series on sex workers.
Date: August 31, Wednesday
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: AWARE Centre (Block 5 Dover Crescent #01-22)
Last week, we heard about the decisio...
Organisers aim to take a stand against sexual violence and victim-blaming
2011 has been an exciting year so far, and it looks set to end with yet another ground-breaking event - Singapore's first SlutWalk.
If all goes according to plan, the local version of this international anti-slut-s...
The first is simple: A woman is never responsible for being raped because of what she wears. The second is trickier: Reclaim the word 'slut'.
By Anu Selva-Thomson
The SlutWalk movement has generated a great deal of controversy over the past few months. As followers of this contemporary femin...
There remain many areas where gender equality can be improved in Singapore.
AWARE is very heartened by the Concluding Observations made by the United Nations’ (UN) Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. But we remain concerned about the Singapore government’s level of...
The following are some highlights from the Singapore government’s responses to questions posed by the United Nations’ CEDAW Committee on July 22
On anti-discrimination legislation
While Singapore lacks specific legislation prohibiting discrimination based on gender, article XII of its ...
Should our online personality be the basis of a character assessment in the courtroom?
I have a confession: my rabbit has a Facebook account and she lied about her age to get it (she's only 3). And while she spends a fair amount of time talking about world domination, I'm here to tell you that she'...
