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United Women Singapore

United Women Singapore is a local non-profit organisation that advances women’s empowerment and gender equality. We work towards narrowing the gender equality gap through education and raising awareness and advocacy on issues of anti-violence and women’s empowerment, with the support of partners from the public and private sectors.

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Girls2Pioneers

We encourage girls to take up STEM subjects in their higher education and careers

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GenSafe Workplaces

We advocate for workplace policies that protect the rights of victims of domestic violence

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UWS Boys Empowered

We empower boys to be individuals who will model strength without violence

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STEM First

We prepare young women for careers in Fintech

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Upcoming & Past Events

UWS STEM Fest | Edition 2024
01/06/2024 6:30 pm
Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Heliconia Ballroom
​UWS STEM Fest aims to bring together students, parents, educators, educational institutions, corporates and STEM professionals under one roof to showcase the potential of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields in shaping our future.
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UWS STEM Fest | Career Readiness Edition 2023
04/11/2023 1:00 pm
Sands Expo & Convention Centre
​UWS STEM Fest aims to bring together students, parents, educators, educational institutions, corporates and STEM professionals under one roof to showcase the potential of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields in shaping our future.
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BuyToSave Charity Sale
24/08/2023 10:00 am
Forum The Shopping Mall, Basement 1 Atrium
BuyToSave Charity Sale is back with greater bargains on your favourite designer brands! Prices start from as low as $10.
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UWS Boys Empowered Community Summit
14/07/2023 1:30 pm
Our Tampines Hub
Creating a supportive community by empowering youth to become male allies for gender equality
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‘Fair Play’ Documentary Screening
24/03/2023 6:00 pm
Projector X: Picturehouse
Come and listen to experts in the field who will share insights and practical tips towards building a respectful environment online; supporting and protecting each other from becoming victims in cyberspace.
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Protecting our Youth in Cyberspace

Protecting our Youth in Cyberspace – Panel Discussion
14/01/2023 11:00 am
Online, Zoom, Singapore
Come and listen to experts in the field who will share insights and practical tips towards building a respectful environment online; supporting and protecting each other from becoming victims in cyberspace.
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Towards A Safe and Supportive Workplace – Research Launch
25/11/2022 12:00 pm
Online, Zoom, Singapore
'Employees want to be more informed on appropriate responses to Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA)' What more can we do? UWS and Milieu Insight unveil the findings of the brand new research on the perceptions of employees on the role of the workplace in supporting victims of DVA, the importance of supportive personnel policies, and recommend best practices!
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UWS Photography Contest: Through the Gender Lens
31/08/2021 10:00 am
Online, Singapore
Come and take part in the UWS Photography Contest-Through the Gender Lens, in celebration of World Photography Day! The topic for the contest is ‘Challenge the stereotypes!’
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SheXO Young Leaders Challenge
05/09/2021 10:00 am
Online, Singapore
In collaboration with Deloitte Singapore, we are proud to announce the launch of the SheXO Young Leaders Challenge (YLC) 2021! Open to female university students from any faculty, the SheXO YLC challenges aspiring female leaders of the next generation to develop innovative ideas addressing gaps in #diversity and #inclusion practices in workplaces today.
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A Canvas For Her Fundraiser

A Canvas For Her
25/10/2021 10:00 am
Ode to Art
A Canvas For Her is an art fundraising event in support of United Women Singapore (UWS), a local non-profit organisation that focuses on women’s empowerment and gender equality in Singapore.
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STEM Speaker Series: The Next Frontier Part 2

STEM Speaker Series: The Next Frontier Part 2
06/11/2021 10:00 am
Online, Singapore
Dr Sara Spangelo is the co-founder and CEO of Swarm Technologies, a company that is democratising data access to everyone in every corner of the Earth through their sandwich sized satellites. Come and listen to her, as she talks to Haslinda Amin about the inspiration and challenges of her profession, and her passion for space exploration as an aspiring astronaut!
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#BreaktheBias: Engineering a Gender Equal Workforce
09/03/2022 4:00 pm
Online, Singapore
In this panel discussion, four women engineers from STMicroelectronics will share a bit about their own personal journeys, and then will bust the common misconceptions on gender stereotypes surrounding women in engineering fields and hopefully update the image of a female engineer of the future in your minds - because to break the bias in engineering, we have to dispel some myths around the field!
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GoSTEMChamps!

GoSTEMChamps! STEM Speaker Series: Journey of a Virus Hunter
07/05/2021 9:00 am
Online, Singapore
Discover. Create. Invent. We are here to support you in your STEM journey! Powered by Abbott and UWS, GoSTEMChamps! presents the first STEM Speaker Series for 2022: Journey of a Virus Hunter. Join us to hear from Mary Rodgers, Ph.D., Principal Research Scientist at Abbott about her adventures with tiny, virulent viruses and stand a chance to win attractive prizes during the session and a chance to join our internship program!
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UWS Boys Empowered Community Summit: Man to Men
20/11/2021 9:00 am
Online, Singapore
Led by a group of leading men who advocate for healthy masculinity, the summit is aimed at educating and empowering boys and men to be positive change-makers in society – to model strength without violence and ultimately to take their communities from awareness to action through open conversations about gender equality and healthy masculinity.
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STEM Speaker Series: The Next Frontier Part 1
09/10/2021 9:00 am
Online, Singapore
United Women Singapore’s STEM Speaker Series aims to feature globally acclaimed women in STEM fields which are male-dominated. This series is a platform for these remarkable women role models to share the experiences that shaped them and inspired them to achieve greatness and the challenges they had to overcome in the course of their journey.
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Publications

Becoming Future Ready: Critical Thinking, Real-World Experience & The Role of Technology

We recently sat down with Candy and Constanz, 2 students from the UWS STEM First FinTech programme, and had a chat with them about what first got them interested in the programme, what they’ve learnt, and what advice they would like to give to other like-minded FinTech enthusiasts.

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Paving Gender Equality through Allyship

Being an ally is a continuous process of reflection, self-awareness and self-accountability. We must acknowledge and, more importantly, have conversations about the harmful effects of discrimination and biases we have about each gender.

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STEMentorship 2022

Connecting Girls to Role Models in STEM

By connecting these mentors with budding STEM enthusiasts, we hope that more girls will feel inspired to explore alternative career paths. Mentors and Mentee shares about what they learnt from the Girls2Pioneers STEM Mentorship Programme.

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