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In 1961, the Singapore government enacted the Women’s Charter. It was nothing less than the Magna Carta for women in Singapore. What are the most important provisions of the Women’s Charter? First, it abolished polygamy for all non-Muslim men and required that all future marriages be registered.
In an effort to court the female vote, the People’s Action Party (PAP) – at the urging of the Singapore Council of Women (SCW) – campaigned with the slogan “One Man One Wife”, promising to do away with the practice of polygamy that left women in disadvantaged positions with no right to property.
We list the milestones in the path of women in Singapore – the changes in policies and laws as well as the initiatives and achievements of individual women. Navigate the timeline below or view it in full. Singapore’s population is recorded as being just under 10,700, of whom about 3,000 are women.
31 paź 2018 · By defining clear goals, organising working groups, enlisting public support, and engaging the media, government and the international community, the SCW showed how Singaporean women, hitherto overshadowed and relegated to the fringes of society, would lead the way in changing their status quo.
17 gru 2021 · Whilst extant literature credits its origins to the lobbying efforts of the Singapore’s Council of Women formed in 1952, this article argues for the need to adopt a broader contextual perspective to better account for the development of this “revolutionary” Bill between 1952 and 1961.
By the 1990s, NGO advocacy was beginning to bear fruit. Violence against women slowly began to receive recognition as a serious issue that needed the state’s attention. Two major developments in 1995 helped turn the tide.
11 paź 2020 · Sixty years ago, Singapore took a step ahead of many countries, including those much more developed than us, when the Women’s Charter became law. Singapore today is among the most developed ...
