March 2023 marks a year since the release of the White Paper on Singapore Women's Development. There has been significant progress since, even as we work towards achieving more milestones over the next few years.
Equal opportunities in the workplace | Interim recommendations by the Tripartite Committee on Workplace Fairness were released. |
Greater recognition and support for caregivers | The Seniors' Mobility and Enabling Fund and the Enhanced Home Caregiving Grant were expanded to further reduce the financial strain of caregiving and encourage care in the community. A two-year pilot programme was launched to expand the
Household Services Scheme, which includes basic child-minding and elder-minding services, to ease caregivers' load. |
Protection against violence and harm | - [Online Harms] The Alliances for Action to tackle online harms and the Online Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act was passed.
- [Family Violence] Some of the recommendations by the Taskforce on Family Violence (FVTF) were implemented, including:
- Expanding the National Anti-Violence and Sexual Harassment Helpline (NAVH),
- Deploying psychologists to support Protection Specialist Centres (PSCs) in helping survivors, and
- Launching the Family Violence Emergency Response Team (ERT) on to respond jointly with the Police to domestic violence cases with immediate safety risks.
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Equal opportunities in the workplace | New workplace fairness legislation to address workplace discrimination will be introduced. |
Greater recognition and support for caregivers | Community-based peer support networks for caregivers will be formed, and 10,000 more full-day preschool places will be created. |
Protection against violence and harm | The Women's Charter will be amended in mid-2023 to provide stronger protection for survivors. |