AWARE Singapore

08/10/2026

Singapore, we are all Jane Doe.

Even on our little red dot, we have the duty to stand in solidarity with her, and all the Jane Does of the world. Because the story of Jane Doe happens on our shores too.

Repost this post, with the words "SG, we are Jane Doe". Together, let's make sure that perpetrators will never have the comfort of our silence.

06/10/2026

Why is male loneliness a woman’s job to solve?

It’s easy for men to blame their loneliness on women being more emotionally independent from men. Manosphere actors have convinced too many young men with this narrative.

Blaming women might give men catharsis, but it doesn’t change their lives.

It’s harder to realise that loneliness is men’s to end. That the root cause is not women, but patriarchal figures – fathers, teachers, NS instructors – who have taught men to “man up”. To never be emotionally vulnerable.

Breaking this cycle requires men to move from pointing fingers, to holding out their hands. To reach out, to check in, to ask for help, to build strong connections.

For men to band together to fight for their space to be emotionally vulnerable without apology.

29/09/2026

Call it out the next time you hear a dad being shamed for prioritising their kids.

It's time to re-examine how we talk to men about childcare and housework. Because while 76% of our male respondents said childcare and housework should be shared between men and women, women in SG continue to bear the bigger burden of childcare and domestic work.

When in-laws, parents, friends, colleagues, and other social circles make fun of men who prioritise their kids over being providers as "weak", they're standing in the way of progress. When men believe THIS much in gender-equal distribution, we need to pave the way to make this a reality.

It's not just social circles though — the workplace bears a major responsibility in how they treat fathers. Paternity discrimination is outright unacceptable. Paternity and childcare leaves are statutory rights, and men deserve to take them without getting penalised, or even fired.

Inequality ends with us.

22/09/2026

17/09/2026

6 in 10 men in SG believe women who flirt or dress provocatively carry some blame if they experience s*xual violence — so we made a one-stop carousel to bust these myths.

It's important to remember that victim-blaming discourages survivors from reporting and excuses s*xual assault. And people who victim blame may hold a range of beliefs — from those who outright hate women, to those who strongly say harassment is never okay — but the myths they perpetuate are still the same. She "shouldn't have gone out late at night", "shouldn't have worn this," "shouldn't have flirted", etc.

Whether survivors read these comments online, or hear it straight from their family and friends, it all hurts. It all downplays the severity of s*xual violence.

Fact: The only person at fault for r**e is the ra**st.

If you'd like to help end victim-blaming culture, share this post. Spread the awareness.

16/09/2026

Keeping survivors safe starts with being able to convict perpetrators in the first place. Around 7 in 10 survivors we work with choose not to report, partly because the reporting process is stressful and retraumatising.

So rather than consider inconclusive and expensive means to deter s*xual assault, let's focus on the solutions that can work.

Prevention is in the form of education and intervention — studies have found that the more we discuss s*x and agency with late adolescent children and young adults, the less likely they develop abusive dynamics.

If you want to focus on the solutions that work, join AWARE. Follow us, so you know next when we call for volunteers or hold active bystander workshops.

15/09/2026

Can't make it to our AWARE Ball this Saturday? You can still support us and snag up exclusive vacation packages and limited edition items through our silent auction: https://app.galabid.com/hopepunk

Whether you are a wh**ky collector, an art aficionado, an experience ju**ie, a history buff, a nature lover, or a foodie, there are over 65 items to pique your interest. The auction is now open till 19 September 9:30 pm.

Here are just some of the items up for auction:
✨ a 2N tropical paradise stay for 2 on a private island
✨ a rare 38-year old 1972 vintage bottle of Glendronach wh**ky
✨ A traditional Kintsugi workshop with our Executive Director Shoon Lim, using urushi and real gold/silver powder to repair ceramic pieces
✨ a walk with our previous Executive Director Corinna Lim as she regales you with her experience walking 300km of the Camino de Santiago
✨ a private Peranakan dinner and a solo violin performance by Lynette Seah, an acclaimed violinist and retired co-concertmaster in the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.
✨ a special Battle Box tour with curator and historian Teng Teng Tan
✨ an evening centred around food, feminism and fellowship at home with our President Aarathi Arumugam.

100% of the proceeds from this event goes towards supporting AWARE's vital work advancing gender equality and addressing gender-based violence in Singapore. Thank you for your support!

Let us know in comments below what you are considering bidding for!

09/09/2026

It's high time we do away with r**e myths like "men cannot control themselves" or "boys will be boys". These are age-old excuses that reduce the severity of assault, and put the responsibility for preventing it on the victim.

We repeat: the only person at fault for assault is the perpetrator.

The fact that over 1 in 3 male respondents in our recent masculinity survey agreed with these s*xually entitled statements, shows how wide-spread these beliefs are in SG. But not all is lost. Even the most pervasive harmful beliefs can be dismantled, and we can do that together.

Want to support us in preventing and stopping SA? Keen to help our consent education and active bystander programmes? Follow us to know when we're doing the next training or calling for volunteers.

Do share this post to keep busting these s*xually entitled myths, and keep informed by reading our masculinity report: bit.ly/AWARE-MASC

02/09/2026

The next time you see a post of a girl getting harassed and read a bunch of victim-blaming comments in response, remember — these are not fringe behaviours by an "evil few". These statistics we uncovered in our recent survey of over 1,000 SG men, show that a substantial number of men in SG hold these attitudes — often informed by traditional patriarchal norms.

Unhealthy masculine norms also demand men to suppress their emotions. Around 70% of respondents admitted they hide emotions such as sadness, fear, anxiety or stress; while over 50% believe that showing emotion makes them appear weak. Younger and less educated men were more likely to fall into these categories.

Learn more about men's attitudes by reading the report: bit.ly/AWARE-MASC

01/09/2026

Not only are substantial cuts to childcare costs great, the fact that you can access it regardless of your working status is a big win for low-income parents.

Currently, full subsidies require the applying parent to work at least 56 hours per month, and those hours can be hard to reach for parents, especially single and/or low-income mothers, who often do ad-hoc and informal work.

Even then, $150 per month is still a lot for families at the lowest income brackets. We wait to see how means-testing will further subsidise childcare costs for these families.

That said — why don't we just make childcare free for low-income families? This isn't a novel concept, free childcare policies exist across Denmark, Norway, and more countries.

If getting more children is gov's priority, then let's make childcare truly affordable.