[1][2] This umbrella organisation also helps to support government policies in Singapore.
[2] The scope of SCWO is broad and encompasses diverse women's groups and viewpoints.
[2] Other things that SCWO is involved in includes providing workshops and training.
[4][5] The SCWO had its roots in the late 1970s, when activists began to feel a need for an umbrella organisation for women's groups in Singapore.
[6] Caroline Lam was one of the first women to suggest creating such an organisation in 1978 and in November of that year, a meeting took place to consider different names.