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Recently, there have emerged a number of unconventional abbreviations, such as A*STAR for Agency for Science, Technology and Research.) When SAFTI (Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute) was reorganised in 1995, it acquired the name SAFTI Military Institute , further abbreviated as SAFTI MI , which when fully expanded would form a rather ...
The SCWO had its roots in the late 1970s, when activists began to feel a need for an umbrella organisation for women's groups in Singapore. [6] Caroline Lam was one of the first women to suggest creating such an organisation in 1978 and in November of that year, a meeting took place to consider different names. [7]
AWARE offers a free legal clinic twice a month, with experienced lawyers providing women with legal information and advice. [1] The organisation conducted 93 legal information sessions in 2016, with 85% of clients responding that the advice given by the lawyer helped them to make an informed decision.
The SCW was based on the National Council of Women in India, [5] which was an inspiration to the women at the meeting. [4] The Singapore Council of Women (SCW) was formally created on April 4, 1952. [6] [7] Fozdar served as the first secretary, [5] and Tan Cheng Hiong was the first president. [8]
The Women's Charter 1961 is an Act of the Singaporean Parliament passed in 1961. The Act was designed to improve and protect the rights of women in Singapore and to guarantee greater legal equality for women in legally sanctioned relationships (except in the area of Muslims marriages, which are governed separately by the Administration of Muslim Law Act).
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "Women in Singapore" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 ...
Women's sports clubs and teams in Singapore (1 C) Pages in category "Women's organisations based in Singapore" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Women in Singapore, particularly those who have joined Singapore's workforce, are faced with balancing their traditional and modern-day roles in Singaporean society and economy. According to the book The Three Paradoxes: Working Women in Singapore written by Jean Lee S.K., Kathleen Campbell, and Audrey Chia, there are "three paradoxes ...