The following are excerpts of debates on unwed mothers, sex education, pregnant employees, paternity leave, domestic violence, and the role of the new Ministry of Social & Family Development. These took place during the Aug 13, Sept 10 & 11 sittings of Parliament.
UNWED MOTHERS
Acting Mi...
On Jan 26, AWARE received the following response from the Ministry of Education (MOE), in reply to a letter containing our feedback on alleged revisions to sexuality education in schools here.
Dear Ms Lim,
I refer to your letter to the Minister for Education in which you raised concerns about th...
On Jan 4, following a news report about possible changes to the Sexuality Education Programme in schools here, AWARE sent the following letter to Education Minister Heng Swee Keat, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong, Director-General of Education Ho Peng, Health Promotion Board (HPB) CEO Ang Hak Seng and ...
Two recent moves by the Singapore government appear to favour one system of values over others in our pluralistic nation. This, says CONSTANCE SINGAM, could subvert the very nature of our secular society.
Indian economist Amartya Sen in his book Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny ...
VIEWPOINT
By Jolene Tan
At first blush, the campaign name No To Rape seems odd. Who could disagree?
But reality is odder still. The law itself, the Singapore Penal Code, says “yes” to rape. A man can force a woman to have sex with him, and never be prosecuted or convicted for rape, so ...
AWARE faced a crisis earlier this year. But, says AWARE President DANA LAM, it was a crisis that was good for Singapore because it got Singaporeans thinking and talking about sensitive issues. And it led to Singapore women taking a stand that will let AWARE continue its work for gender equality.
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