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2010 

 

Media

Date

 

Subject

Featured / Quoted

Social Creatives Art Guide

 

 

Bras Basah

SCWO Mural

Singapore Women’s Weekly

Dec 2010

 

Women Unite – Great Women of Our Time Awards (post event)

Mrs Laura Hwang, Dr Ann Tan

ANZA – Action in the Community

Dec 2010

 

Bargains for Charity

New2U, Penny de Jongh

Her World

Dec 2010

 

The protective gatekeeper

Azrah

AsiaOne

29 Nov 2010

 

Fuji Xerox DocuPrint P205b: Printer against violence

Star Shelter

The New Paper

27 Nov 2010

 

Printer against violence

Star Shelter

Hardware Mag

12 Nov 2010

 

Printing its way into our hearts

Star Shelter

Today

Tue 9 Nov 2010

 

Social workers honoured

Ms Sylvia Mun (Star Shelter Committee)

Straits Times

Mon 1 Nov 2010

 

Feedback on the Women’s Charter - Making defaulters pay

SCWO

This Quarterly

Oct-Dec 2010

 

Follow your heart

SCWO; Dr. Ann Tan

Eurasia Review

Mon 11 Oct 2010

 

The Singapore ‘Herstory’: from Sophia Raffles to Kwa Geok Choo and beyond

SCWO

Straits Times – Forum/Review

Thu 7 Oct 2010

 

The Singapore ‘Herstory’

SCWO

Singapore Tatler

Oct 2010

 

Portraits of Power

Mrs Laura Hwang

The Business Times

Wed 06 Oct 2010

 

Time for companies to have a gender quota for boards?

BoardAgender

My Paper

Mon 04 Oct 2010

 

Why some divorced women suffer

SCWO

Today Online

Mon 04 Oct 2010

 

Condolences from SCWO

Mrs Laura Hwang

Straits Times

Thu 30 Sep 2010

 

Time to get tough on enforcing child support

Mrs Laura Hwang

Straits Times

Wed 15 Sep 2010

 

Don’t wait to have kids, says DPM Teo

Mrs Laura Hwang, Ms Dana Lam

Lianhe Zaobao

Wed 15 Sep 2010

 

Bear with the imperfections for a more stress-free life (translated)

Mrs Laura Hwang

Razor TV

Tue 14 Sep 2010

 

Dialogue session with DPM Teo

Mrs Laura Hwang, Ms Dana Lam

AWA - Bamboo Telegraph

Sep 2010

 

Featured Organiions

SCWO

Her World

Aug 2010

 

Disposable Brides

Star Shelter, Azrah

The Pocket Arts Guide

Aug 2010

 

Bras Basah

SCWO Mural

Straits Times

Thu 12 Aug 2010

 

More of this year’s National Day Awards winners

Mrs Wee Wan Joo

Today

Thu 23 Jul 2010

 

Finding the perfect balance for women

Mrs Laura Hwang

This Quarterly

Jul-Sep 2010

 

Dr Baby – Dr Ann Tan on Life & Fertility

Dr Ann Tan on Women’s Register

AWA – Bamboo Telegraph

Jul & Aug 2010

 

AWA’s Featured Organizations for 2010-2011

SCWO

Prestige

Jun 2010

 

Empowering Women

SCWO 30th Anniversary Gala Dinner

Blog: Where Bears Roam Free

Wed 9 Jun 2010

 

AWARE in SCWO Leadership Tussle

30th AGM

Straits Times

Wed 9 Jun 2010

 

Women’s body sees major tussle for seats

Mrs Laura Hwang, Ms Dana Lam, Ms Malathi Das, Ms Saleemah Ismail

StraitsTimes.com

Wed 9 Jun 2010

 

SCWO sees leadership tussle

Mrs Laura Hwang, Ms Dana Lam

Today

Wed 9 Jun 2010

 

SCWO Executive Board elected into Office

30th AGM

Todayonline.com

Wed 9 Jun 2010

 

SCWO Executive Board elected into Office

30th AGM

StraitsTimes.com

Tue 8 Jun 2010

 

Vying for SCWO Leadership

30th AGM

EzyHealth

May 2010

 

Women’s Health Day – All You Need to Know

SCWO Health Day

The New Paper

Fri 14 May 2010

 

Women, Empower yourselves

SCWO Health Day

HerWorld.com

Thu 13 May 2010

 

Health Screenings and Talks at Women’s Health Day For Only $10

SCWO Health Day

AsiaOne Plush

Mon 12 Apr 2010

 

Women’s Organiions Glam up for the 30th Anniversary Gala

SCWO 30th Anniversary Gala Dinner

Radio 938 Live

Thu 8 Apr 2010

 

Interview on Wall of Fame Inductees

Dr. Ann Tan

The New Paper

Fri 2 Apr 2010

 

Mary, the Guitar Granny

SCWO 30th Anniversary Gala Dinner

Straits Times

Thu 1 Apr 2010

 

Two Women Politicians Honoured

SCWO Wall of Fame

Lian He Zao Bao

Thu 1 Apr 2010

 

Lim Hwee Hua & Yu Foo Yee Shoon inducted into Wall of Fame

SCWO Wall of Fame

MediaCorp TV Suria

Wed 31 Mar 2010

 

Interview on Maintenance Support Central

Azrah & Mrs Laura Hwang

Straits Times

Thu 25 Mar 2010

 

Umbrella Body for Women’s Groups turns 30

SCWO

MediaCorp TV CNA

21 Mar 2010

 

Claimants of maintenance payments can soon tap on one-stop centre

Mrs Laura Hwang

Lian He Zao Bao

Fri 12 Mar 2010

 

Setting Up Centre to help women to claim their maintenance payments

Mrs Laura Hwang

Today

6 Mar 2010

 

Women & Their Role Models

Mrs Laura Hwang

Her World

Mar 2010

 

Are we there yet? IWD 10

Dr. Ann Tan

ANZA

Jun 2000

 

New2U Thrift Shop

New2U Thrift Shop

 

 

Top

 

2006 - 2009

Media

 

Title

Featured / Quoted

 

 

The Singapore Law Gazette (Law Society of S’pore)

Dec

2009

Managing the Family: One Problem, Many Problems

SCWO Taskforce for Improving the Enforcement of Maintenance Orders

 

 

Straits Times

Mon 26 Nov

2009

Women-only business and professional networks sprout

SCWO

 

 

The New Paper

Wed 16 Sep

2009

What to do when ex-hubbies won’t pay

Mrs Laura Hwang

 

 

Sunday Times

Sun 6 Sep

2009

Docs donate $25,000

Star Shelter

 

 

The New Paper

Sat 5 Sep 2

009

Remaking lives of abused women

Ms Azrahayu Ahmad Afandi

 

 

8 Days

Thu Sep 3

2009

Lelong with the Stars

SCWO

 

 

Lian He Zao Bao

Thu Sep 3

2009

2 doctors donate to SCWO for Star Shelter

SCWO & Star Shelter

 

 

Berita Harian

Tue 28 Jul

2009

Make sure you pay your maintenance fees

Mrs Laura Hwang

 

 

Straits Times

Tue 28 Jul

2009

Family maintenance: Renewed call to set up body

SCWO

 

 

Lian He Zao Bao

Tue 28 Jul

2009

SCWO recommends setting up of support centre to monitor maintenance payments

Mrs Laura Hwang

 

 

Business Times weekend

Sat 7 Mar

2009

S’pore best-kept secret

Ms Junie Foo

 

 

Business Times weekend

Sat 7 Mar

2009

Women on board? Not quite

Mrs Noor Quek

 

 

The Director’s Bulletin (SID)

Issue no.

1/2008

The Women’s Register: Matching the talents of women leaders to the needs of the community

Women’s Register

 

 

 

Jun

2008

Women’s Help Group: Support with a softer touch

Dr Ann Tan

 

 

Straits Times

Thu 10 Jul

2008

1 in 2 sexually harassed at work : Study

Dr Ann Tan

 

 

Business Times

Mar

2008

What women really want - flexibility

Ms Junie Foo

 

 

Vanilla

Mar

2008

Ladies, it’s time to Power Lunch

SCWO

 

 

Straits Times

17 Jan

2008

No room for abused women at shelters

Mrs Wee Wan Joo

 

 

Straits Times

1 Jan

2008

New shelter to house abused Muslim women

Mrs Wee Wan Joo

 

 

Bamboo Telegraph (AWA)

Oct

2007

New2U Thrift Store

NEW2U

 

 

The Finder

Sep

2007

Seeking regular volunteers for SCWO’s New2U Thriftstore

SCWO

 

 

Straits Times (Life)

24 Aug

2007

SCWO Garage Sale: Come shop while you make a difference

NEW2U

 

 

Straits Times (Urban)

23 Aug

2007

News Flash – Charity Sale

SCWO

 

 

Straits Times (Life)

22 Jun

2007

Beautiful: Conversations with Inspirational Women of our times

SCWO

 

 

SALT (NVPC)

May-Jun

2007

Wonder Women: Women’s Register launch

Women’s Register

 

 

Straits Times

2 Mar

2007

Now, a network just for women

Mrs Arfat Selvam

 

 

Business Times

16 Mar

2007

Connecting women

Mrs Wee Wan Joo

Mrs Arfat Selvam

Ms Junie Foo

 

 

Prestige

Mar

2007

Feature

Mrs Arfat Selvam

 

 

Lian He Wan Bao

22 Feb

2006

More than 120 hours of celebration this IWD

SCWO

 

 

 

 Top

2001 - 2005

Media
Title Featured / Quoted

 

 

MediaCorp News (CNA)

22 Oct

2005

Wall of Fame set up to honour women pioneers’ contributions

 

 

 

MediaCorp News (CNA)

24 Sep

2005

Women’s Register to be set up for networking, knowledge sharing

SCWO

 

 

Today

21 Jul

2005

Even real women could do with the occasional compliment

Ms Tisa Ng

 

 

Today

4 Jul

2005

ComCare fund not for VWOs

Ms Tisa Ng

 

 

Straits Times

30 Jun

2005

Nobel Peace Prize: 3 S’pore women in group nominated

Ms Tisa Ng

 

 

MediaCorp News (CNA)

30 Jun

2005

Three Singaporean women nominated to  Nobel Peace Prize list

Ms Tisa Ng

 

 

Today

17 May

2005

Real (Hot) Men do babysit

Ms Tisa Ng

 

 

Berita Harian

11 Mar

2005

$200,000 raised for 5 women organisations

Dr Jennifer Lee

 

 

Today

9 Mar

2005

Past success, future hopes – S’pore women’s council is 25

Ms Tisa Ng

 

 

Today

7 Feb

2005

From 14 babies to two

SCWO

 

 

Today

10 Jan

2005

The paradigm shift starts here

SCWO

 

 

Sunday Times

20 Apr

2003

Longer hours and lower pay but it’s ok

Ms Selina Gan

 

 

The New Paper

20 Apr

2003

She’s taken a hefty paycut and she’s happy

Ms Selina Gan

 

 

Singapore Magazine

Oct-Dec

2002

What’s Tisa Ng been up to lately? Fighting for half the population

Ms Tisa Ng

 

 

The Straits Times

16 Nov

2002

Go your own way

SCWO

 

 

The Peak

2002

People at the Peak – Dr Jennifer Lee

Dr Jennifer Lee

 

 

The Peak

2002

People at the Peak – Ms Tisa Ng

Ms Tisa Ng

 

 

Singapore Tatler

2002

Feature – Dr Shirley Lim

Dr Shirley Lim

 

 

The Straits Times – Life!

16 Jul

2002

Jalan Imbi’s chilli crab is fabulous

Dr Anamah Tan

 

 

Samsung Electronics: News

5 Jul

2002

Samsung Supports Women’s Causes: In alliance with SCWO

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times – Life!

13 May

2002

Mum’s the work

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times – Life!

May

2002

Singing despite the odds

SCWO

 

 

Lian He Zao Bao

29 Apr

2002

SCWO will open entrepreneurship classes taught in Mandarin in June

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times

26 Apr

2002

Women! What’s Stopping You?

SCWO

 

 

The Sunday Times

17 Mar

2002

Fave dishes of kinds and presidents’ wives

Dr Anamah Tan

 

 

The New Paper

9 Mar

2002

Take the SCWO test and find out if you’re ‘balanced’

Dr Shirley Lim

 

 

Lian He Zao Bao

6 Mar

2002

SCWO will open Women’s Business Incubation Centre this year

SCWO

 

 

PSB Corporations

9 Nov

2001

Dr Jennifer Lee – Speech at PSB Auditorium

Dr Jennifer Lee

 

 

Unknown - Photographs

2001

CEDAW Convention

Dr Shirley Lim

Dr Anamah Tan

Ms Tisa Ng

 

 

The Straits Times Interactive

2001

Featured Woman – Dr Jennifer Lee

Dr Jennifer Lee

 

Top 

1996 - 2000

Media
Title

Featured / Quoted

 

 

The Straits Times

29 Dec

2000

A woman’s review of 2000

Dr Jennifer

 

 

Prestige

Dec

2000

Go Getting Shirley

Dr Shirley Lim

 

 

PSA Corporation website

2000

Board of Directors – Dr Jennifer Lee

Dr Jennifer Lee

 

 

The Sunday Times

17 Sep

2000

A woman, A feminist, A fighter, A legend

Mrs Shirin Fozdar

 

 

Lian He Wan Bao

27 Apr

2000

In commemoration of Bonny Hicks: The Bonny Hicks Training Centre

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times

10 Mar

2000

More than the birds and bees

Dr Jennifer Lee

 

 

The Straits Times

Mar

2000

Family Development - I Want to Ask For a Bit More

Dr Jennifer Lee

 

 

The Straits times

9 Mar

2000

Women of substance

Dr Anamah Tan

 

 

Xin Min Newspaper

21 Sep

1999

When you have a violent husband at home, where can you hide?

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times

17 May

1999

Here’s to Women

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times

8 Mar

1999

Fair Commemorating Women’s Day

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times

2 Oct

1998

Lawyer happy to be a Justice of Peace

Dr Anamah Tan

 

 

The Straits Times

9 Aug

1998

Top award for ex-police chief

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times

9 Aug

1998

List of top N-Day Award winners

Dr Anamah Tan

 

 

The Straits Times

1 Aug

1998

Council lacks funds to pay for new home

SCWO

 

 

Berita Harian

23 Jun

1998

International Women’s Day

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times

20 Jun

1998

Take Note, TCS

Dr Anamah Tan

 

 

Lian He Zao Bao

19 Jun

1998

1998 ASEAN’s Women’s Day

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times

26 Jul

1997

Osteoporosis Talk

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times

20 May

1997

New centre for women’s bodies to house shelter

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times

29 Jun

1996

Photos for another good cause

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times

27 May

1996

Charity run for crisis shelter

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times

19 Apr

1996

Women of the Year with a big heart

SCWO

 

 

The Sunday Times

10 Mar

1996

Women’s groups urged to increase influence

SCWO

 

 

 

 

Top


1991 - 1995

Media
Title

Featured / Quoted

 

 

The Straits Times

18 Aug

1995

Number of visitors being curbed to prevent overcrowding

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times

5 Aug

1995

Where have all the women gone?

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times

29 Jul

1995

Lawyer to head committee for women’s conference in Beijing

Dr Anamah Tan

 

 

The Straits Times

17 Jul

1995

Why do these people call women’s fight a catfight?

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times

17 Jul

1995

Women’s meeting in China: SCWO says preparations for it on schedule

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times

4 Jul

1995

Upheaval in ranks of women’s committee

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times

19 Jun

1995

Women’s activist Julie Tan dies of lung cancer

Ms Julie Tan

 

 

The Straits Times

22 May

1995

Proposal for new women’s centre hits building snag

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times

13 Mar

1995

New women’s council ‘can help in feedback’

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times

19 Nov

1994

Library named after late Justice Chua to be set up

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times

15 Nov

1994

The Georgette Chen Estate: $350,000 gift for women’s group

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times

10 Nov

1994

For peace and art

SCWO

 

 

The Sunday Times

14 Aug

1994

Constance Singam: turning from helpmeet to leader

Ms Constance Singam

 

 

The Straits Times

6 Aug

1994

Women lawyers association marks 20th year by relaunching community programmes

Dr Anamah Tan

 

 

The Straits Times

2 Jul

1994

A building all women can call their own

Dr Anamah Tan

 

 

Women’s International Network News

29 Dec

1993

Reports from Around the World: Asia and the Pacific

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times

15 Dec

1993

Forums on women’s issues next year

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times

30 Nov

1993

SCWO Donation Draw

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times

26 Oct

1993

Only one woman succeeds in Law Society polls

Dr Anamah Tan

 

 

The Business Times

14 Oct

1993

Anamah Tan to run for Society President

Dr Anamah Tan

 

 

The Business Times

8 Aug

1993

Turning the spotlight on Singapore’s women

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times

24 Jul

1993

Women power in Singapore

SCWO

 

 

Lian He Zao Bao

18 Jul

1993

SCWO has gala dinner to commemorate new book

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times

1993

Two new books pay tribute to S’pore women

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times

3 Sep

1992

Winning by persuasion

SCWO

 

 

The New Paper

4 Aug

1992

Volunteer work keeps you young

Mrs Margaret Chew

 

 

The Straits Times

14 Jun

1992

Lawyer is new head of umbrella body for women’s organisations

Dr Anamah Tan

 

 

The Straits Times

26 May

1992

Join forces and help women overcome barriers to equality

SCWO

 

 

The Straits Times

7 Feb

1992

Pioneer of women’s rights dies

Mrs Shirin Fozdar

 

 

The Straits Times

10 Mar

1991

Family carnival marks special day for women

SCWO

 

 

The Sunday Times

3 Mar

1991

Women’s Day to be celebrated with family carnival

SCWO

 

Top 


1957 - 1990

Media
Title

Featured / Quoted

 

 

The New Paper

26 Jun

1990

She’s feminine and a feminist

Ms Constance Singam

 

 

The Straits Times

9 Mar

1990

Women put up calligraphy show

SCWO

 

 

The New Paper

9 Mar

1990

Women at the helm

SCWO

 

 

The Sunday Times

31 Nov

1977

Call for a truly representative women’s council

Singapore Council of Women

 

 

The Sunday Times

26 Oct

1975

How S’pore Women Won Their Rights

Mrs Shirin Fozdar

 

 

The Sunday Times

28 Mar

1975

Founder of Singapore Council of Women

Mrs Shirin Fozdar

 

 

The Straits Times

1961

She leaves Singapore with Regrets

Mrs Shirin Fozdar

 

 

The Straits Times

8 Sep

1959

Mrs  Fozdar: Chinese hope things will be better

Mrs Shirin Fozdar

 

 

The Straits Times

7 Aug

1959

She’s off to China to talk of peace

Mrs Shirin Fozdar

 

 

The Straits Times

Aug

1959

Mrs Fozdar: China may adopt Bahai faith says leader

Mrs Shirin Fozdar

 

 

The Straits Times

25 Apr

1958

Women Leaders

Mrs Shirin Fozdar

 

 

The Straits Times

20 Apr

1958

Mrs Fozdar: We mus stop this downward moral trend

Mrs Shirin Fozdar

 

 

The Straits Times

1958

Sixty of 100 marriages end on the rocks

Mrs Shirin Fozdar

 

 

The Straits Times

1 Oct

1957

National Women’s Council Planned

Singapore Council of Women

 

 

The Straits Times

27 Sep

1957

Woman’s plan to foster friendship

Singapore Council of Women

 

 

The Straits Times

3 Jun

1957

‘Antiquated’ – That’s the word for some men on customs committees

Singapore Council of Women

 

 

The Straits Times

1 Jun

1957

An Assembly bid by Women

Singapore Council of Women

 

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