Tag: Women’s Voices
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‘I want to fight’: At 31, this former SIA stewardess is battling the most aggressive form of brain cancer
In just over a month, 31-year-old Teresa Hon went from planning her future to undergoing brain surgery for glioblastoma, an incurable brain cancer. As the disease stripped away her independence and changed her appearance, she was almost ready to give up, but her family gave her the strength to keep fighting.
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Life as a football fan’s wife: I still don’t get offside, but I understand why it’s ‘the people’s game’
She still cannot confidently explain what makes a foul, but being married to a football fan has made CNA Lifestyle writer Izza Haziqah care about match results, World Cup underdogs and the social issues surrounding the game.
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Her work went to the moon and back: This Singaporean helped develop a kit to track Artemis II astronauts’ health
Lalita Devi Arjun Singh helped develop a health monitoring kit and emergency nutrition pouches used by Artemis II astronauts on their journey around the moon. The 44-year-old tells CNA Women about her role in supporting the mission and contributing to the future of human space exploration.
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‘You’re not young anymore’: These two women in their 50s just raced at the Hyrox World Championships
They started functional training to age well, not become athletes. Yet working mothers Margaret Lim, 51, and Seah Seow Ping, 54, found themselves competing at the Hyrox World Championships in Stockholm in June. They hope their journey will inspire more women to rethink what’s possible in midlife.
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Motherhood isn’t a competition or exam – so why do we judge other mums like we’re grading them?
Mothers just can’t seem to catch a break, even with each other. The writer explores how being “judgy” can make mothers overly critical of one another, and how she’s trying to stop measuring other mums against her own standards – even as others do the same to her.
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I thought my daughter was learning spelling for school – but she was also learning gender stereotypes
She expected her daughter to learn new words in primary school. Instead, she found a spelling booklet filled with gender stereotypes, where women cooked and sewed while men worked late. CNA Women senior editor Penelope Chan reflects on the subtle messages children absorb about what girls and boys should do – and w
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A mother’s awkward first period talk with her daughter: What she learnt from fumbling through it
Her first period talk with her daughter – unexpectedly in a supermarket aisle – was awkward and far less reassuring than she had imagined. But experts say open, ongoing conversations about puberty and menstruation matter more than getting them perfectly right.
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They help survivors of image-based sexual abuse feel seen: ‘It’s not content, it’s people’s digital likeness’
After experiencing image-based sexual abuse, Yiu Xin Yin felt isolated and frustrated with the reporting process. She later teamed up with three women to start The Moxie Collective – a Singapore community supporting survivors and pushing for greater awareness and understanding of IBSA.
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Fashion wasn’t designed for people with special needs or disabilities – this designer wants to change that
For people with muscular dystrophy, stroke, autism and other conditions, getting dressed can mean struggling with buttons, zippers or sensory sensitivities to fabric. At Will and Well, Singapore designer Elisa Lim creates adaptive clothes for people – even though she has earned little to no salary for the past nin
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‘Don’t just stare, give us a smile’: A mother’s plea for families living with autism
For Seri Amalia Khairil, mother to a 13-year-old son with autism, family outings require careful planning and can be stressful when strangers mistake her son’s meltdowns for bad behaviour and judge her as a poor parent.
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