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Lunch with Singapore President, Madam Halimah Yacob
It was a privilege for us to be invited to Lunch at the Istana hosted by President Halimah Yacob. Together with 50 member organisations, the SCWO Board members and more than 100 other women had the opportunity to chat with the new President of Singapore. In the President’s facebook post, she shared her dialogue with the women about their priorities and challenges in Singapore today, and salute their contributions. SCWO’s President, Dr June Goh, in her brief address, congratulated President Halimah Yacob on her new appointment and for being the First Woman President of Singapore. She further commended the President’s humble and sincere attitude which earned the respect of many. She has been a…
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Exposure to domestic violence during adolescence: Protective factors and their relationship to future functioning
By Linda Pang, Psychology Honours student at University of Wollongong The purpose of the current research is to investigate the possible role of adolescents’ protective factors in relation to future psychological health outcomes and satisfaction with life, given exposure to domestic violence during adolescence (i.e. 13 to 17 years old). For the purposes of the current research, domestic violence is defined as violence that occurs between intimate partners (Holt, Buckley, & Whelan, 2008), whereby one partner performs a behaviour that is perceived as intended, or is intended, to cause physical, emotional, and/or psychological harm to another partner (Straus, 1979, as cited in Kimball, 2016). Exposure to domestic violence during adolescence…
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Repost: LawWorks Pocket Series 6 Women @ Work
LawWorks, a partnership between NTUC and The Law Society of Singapore, was officially launched in January 2013. The collaboration aims to educate employees on their legal rights and obligations in the workplace. All working people are welcome to join the regular legal primers where they will hear from practicing experts on various aspects of employment law. NTUC members facing legal issues on personal matters are able to consult a volunteer lawyer at the monthly LawWorks Legal Clinic. The following are Pocket Series on particular areas of employment law as well as other areas of law that working people should be aware of >> Download. Original post from www.ntuc.org.sg. View original here.
