A Woman’s Worth was a conference and social project initiated by students from Ngee Ann Poly’s School of Interdisciplinary Studies to raise awareness about relationship-based violence.
The conference started at 8:30am ( till 1:30pm) on 9th Nov 2009 at the NP Convention Center |
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| The guest of honour and keynote speaker for the conference was Dr Kanwaljit Soin, Civil Rights Advocate and former Nominated Member of Parliament. |
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CONFERENCE DISCUSSION TOPICS
The conference aimed to facilitate a deliberate critique of the gender imbalances within a patriarchal society. The conference title, “A Woman’s Worth,” was chosen to reflect: Is marrying off a daughter as a foreign bride akin to selling a woman? Does paying to ensure the virginity of a foreign bride the same as buying a woman? How much is a woman worth? Is there gender inequality in seemingly meritocratic Singapore? If there is, is the violence that is sometimes effected on women a reflection of how lowly women are valued in a male-oriented society? After all, while there are abused men, the victims of relationship violence are overwhelmingly female.
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