Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) Information

AWARE is Singapore's leading gender equality advocacy group. AWARE believes in the rights of women and men to make informed and responsible choices about their lives, and to have equal opportunities in education, marriage and employment, and in the right of women to control their own bodies, particularly with regard to sexual and reproductive rights. Since its formation in 1985, AWARE has carried out research into numerous issues affecting women, including workplace harassment, poverty of older women and Singapore's compliance with UN anti-gender discrimination standards. AWARE's Support Services provides crisis counselling, legal advice to women in need and the newly established Sexual Assault Care Centre offers support to victims of sexual assault. AWARE's public education arm consists of youth-focused outreach campaigns and a corporate training arm, which offers training on workplace harassment, unconscious bias and diversity and inclusion. AWARE is a not-for-profit organisation. We are funded by donations, grants and member subscriptions. We are a registered charity with Institute of Public Character status, so all donations to AWARE are tax-deductible.