This commentary was originally published in Channel NewsAsia on 1 September 2020.
SINGAPORE: The recent case of the Grab driver who drove young women, including one 17-year-old, to secluded areas and harassed them is not an isolated case of harassment via ride-hailing service.
Multiple local rep...
written by Kristen Teo, AWARE intern
When given hypothetical scenarios, young people in Singapore generally understand when consent is given or not. That was the conclusion of a new survey by AWARE and Ngee Ann Polytechnic of 539 youths, ranging in age from 17 to 25 years.
However when it...
This commentary was originally published in Business Times on 23 July 2020.
As domestic violence cases surged at the beginning of Singapore’s circuit breaker, attention was duly paid to how family, friends and neighbours could provide support to those at risk of abuse.
However, there is an o...
After months of social distancing, you and your partner finally meet up. You both want to have sex. After getting undressed, however, your partner expresses second thoughts about proceeding.
Do you:
A. Urge them to continue, since you’ve already started
B. Stop, even...
Misogyny running rampant on popular podcasts. Doctors undermining their oath to do no harm. Underwear thieves and sexual voyeurs lurking in toilets and MRT stations. Looking at the news today, you'd be forgiven for asking: Do we need to urgently detoxify masculinity in Singapore?
We are socia...
"Are you sure that happened? Why didn't you fight back? You should have known better." These are some common responses survivors of sexual assault have heard, which may further their feelings of doubt, guilt and shame.
First response that is sensitive to the survivor's needs and choices i...
The most recent Global Gender Gap Report estimates that gender parity will not be obtained for more than a century. Yet the government has the power and the responsibility to create meaningful change and achieve substantive gender equality at home and work.
We have outlined si...
This post was originally published as a press release on 25 June 2020.
25 June 2020 - Gender-equality group AWARE received a total of 752 calls (including messages, online chats, emails and referrals) to its Helplines in May 2020.
This set a new all-time call record for the organisation, w...
Important: This workshop will now be held online via Zoom. It will be a set of three sessions. Participants are required to attend all three sessions.
"This was valuable... it made me reflect on my own values regarding sex and what I may project ont...
