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AWARE and
Civil Society
AWARE and
Civil Society
The Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) is a Non-Governmental Organisation registered in 1985.
It is the first and only advocacy group working at securing women's rights & gender parity in Singapore.
It is feminist.
What’s AWARE?What’s AWARE?
AWARE works at securing women's rights in a patriarchal system.
What’s AWARE?What’s AWARE?
AWARE – bringing women’s perspectives to national issues.
AWARE facilitates women's learning, growing and sharing; supports women's full participation in society; contributes to societal transformation
into a gender sensitive, just and democratic model and to sustainable development.
2 pronged approach
The community component seems independent of advocacy but in many cases, the former plays a hand or helps the latter.
What does AWARE do?What does AWARE do?
Advocacy Community work
Outreach programmes – talks, seminars, special events to raise awareness (Women @ Work)
Advocacy and work on CEDAW, domestic violence bill, gender in constitution
What does AWARE do?What does AWARE do?
Advocacy and Research
Research to support advocacy and to further awareness of women’s issues
Community Programmes
Welfare services – Helpline, Legal clinics, Counselling, Shirin Fozdar Trust etc.
Our work at AWAREOur work at AWARE
‘Writing Women back into History’ Research
Work on the archival materials of AWARE
AWARE Helpline 10th Anniversary
Attendance at talks, seminars and meetings
Singapore Council of Women Formed
1953 SCW proposed Monogamous Marriage Bill
1956 PAP Women’s League was formed, led by Chan Choy Siong
1958 Shari’ah Court formed
1959 PAP campaigned on “One Man, One Wife”, with the support of SCW
1961 Women’s Charter Bill passed for non-Muslim
1962 Civil Service adopted policy of equal work equal pay
1971 SCW deregistered
1952
Women’s Movement in Singapore: History & Perspectives
The United Nations declared on International Women’s Decade with the theme, “Equality, Development and Peace”
NCW formed, and claimed to be “the voice of Singapore women”
1980 The Singapore Council of Women Organisation (SCWO) formed as an umbrella body for women’s groups
1983 Population Policies mooted
1984 SDU set up
1985 AWARE formed
1975
Women’s Movement in Singapore: History & Perspectives
AWARE Helpline
10th Anniversary
vs
Non-tax exemption issues, Lack of manpower - reliance on volunteers for everything
Very small full time staff
Confrontation
How has AWARE done?How has AWARE done?
Treads the fine line between
Consensus
Limitations
Starting to be accepted, accepted as women’s voice
How has AWARE done?How has AWARE done?
Successes
Domestic violence bill - not pushed through but included in women' charter
Braema Mathi as an AWARE nominated NMP
Seen and recognised as a credible NGO
AWARE and Civil SocietyAWARE and Civil Society
State Community
Market
(Civil Society)
Civil Society as the intersection
What role do you see AWARE playing in Singapore Civil Society?
AWARE and Civil SocietyAWARE and Civil Society
Where in Civil Society would an organisation like AWARE stand?
Women’s OrganisationsWomen’s Organisations
Is Singapore ready for an organisation like AWARE?
Do women’s organisations have a place in Civil Society?
CommunityStateMarket
Civil Society
Civil Society as a broad area
State Community
Market
(Civil Society)
AWARE’s paradigm
State
CommunityMarket
(Civil Society)
Our view of AWARE’s paradigm
Is AWARE a modern version of the SCW?
AWARE and the SCWAWARE and the SCW
Has the women’s movement changed appreciably since the high in the 1960s? Should there have been a
change?
DebateDebate
DebateDebate
This house believes that the
equality that AWARE is pushing for
is possible and desirable.
AWAREAWARE
Role in Civil Society
Successes and Limitations
Interaction within and without Civil Society
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