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The Singapore government introduced one-week government-paid paternity leave on May 1st, 2013, signalling the importance of fathers’ roles and shared responsibilities for raising children. While the state seeks to promote gender equality, some argue that its portrayal of good fatherhood actually reinforces patriarchal tendencies in Singapore. In ‘Confucian Masculinity: State Advocacy of Active Fatherhood in […]
Labour Day is an international holiday that celebrates the achievements of workers every year on 1 May. In Singapore, even before the COVID-19 pandemic kicked in, studies have shown that there have been significant inequalities between low- and higher- wage workers. Whether the pandemic has worsened the pre-existing gap is a question worth considering. In […]
The Exiles is a two-part documentary by CNA Insider released in March 2023 which covers the deportations of Asian seamen from the United Kingdom (UK) and Australia following World War II, which resulted in the fragmentation of numerous families in the two countries. Part 1, ‘My Stolen Chinese Father: Victims of UK’s Racist Past’, focuses […]
Courses in anthropology have been offered at the Department of Sociology and Anthropology since 1965 but now, students can study for a degree in Anthropology at the NUS Faculty of the Arts and Social Sciences. This new degree comes on the back of nearly 60 years of anthropological research and teaching experience.
The Primary 1 registration exercise is currently driven by mechanisms that potentially reinforce pre-existing inequalities in society, according to Associate Professor Vincent Chua (NUS Sociology and Anthropology), Cameron Kheng (Department of Sociology, Nanyang Technological University) and Dr Eik Leong Swee (Department of Economics, University of Melbourne).
For Zohra, pursuing Malay Studies at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) meant more than just reading a major. Find out how Malay Studies enabled Zohra to grow comfortable with her community and identity, and prepared her for the road ahead.
Notwithstanding the positive Hari Raya atmosphere as benefits from the budget trickle down, this may be the calm before a possible political storm at the ballot box, cautions Dr Serina Rahman (NUS Southeast Asian Studies).
A team of NUS FASS researchers associated with the NUS Social Service Research Centre discussed recommendations for the Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) at a roundtable event held at FASS. The research team comprises Dr Ong EeCheng (NUS Economics and Social Service Research Centre), Associate Professor Irene Ng (NUS Social Work and Social Service Research Centre), […]
As the state elections in Malaysia are coming up later in the year, Dr Serina Rahman (NUS Southeast Asian Studies and ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute) comments on the possible points of tension with regards to Malaysian politics in ‘Upbeat Hari Raya mood in Malaysia belies simmering tensions’ (Straits Times, April 2023). Dr Rahman argues that Malaysians’ […]
The research team – comprising Associate Professor Irene Ng of NUS Social Work, and Dr Ong EeCheng and Research Assistant Tan Zhi Han of NUS Economics – made their recommendations at a joint NUS Social Service Research Centre and Leap201 roundtable on 20 April 2023.