2021/04/22 |
China Feminists Face Clampdown, Closure of Online Accounts
Dozens of Chinese feminist social media channels have been abruptly deactivated in recent weeks, triggering anger and fear that women’s rights activists will be systemically denied an online presence.
2020/02/05 |
Women and Students Are Leading India's Citizenship Protests
In India, women are leading protests against the government's discriminatory Citizenship Amendment Act by staging indefinite sit-ins.
2019/09/05 |
India's New Law to Protect Muslim Women Divides Feminist Groups
India passed a law criminalizing "triple talaq" — the controversial Muslim practice of instant divorce — and making it punishable with up to three years in prison. But Muslim women in the country are divided over the court ruling.
2019/01/18 |
China's Fourth Wave of Feminism: Despite Censorship, #MeToo Perseveres
Feminism has a long history in China, but #MeToo has met a wall of state and societal censorship.
2018/10/11 |
Shame, Pleasure and Affirmative Consent
From Washington to Taipei, allegations of rape are kick-starting conversations about consent and feminine sexual pleasure.
2018/08/02 |
OPINION: Don't Conscript Taiwanese Women Without Addressing Patriarchy
The accomplishments of women in Taiwan's armed forces deserve to be celebrated. Its appalling patriarchal orthodoxy, on the other hand, does not.
2018/07/10 |
PHILIPPINES: Is the #BabaeAko Movement Really About Duterte?
The #BabaeAko movement grew out of anger with the misogyny of President Duterte - or so we thought. Many Filipino women resent efforts to politicize their struggle for equality.
2018/06/22 |
Philippine Women Protest President Duterte's Toxic Masculinity
The Philippine president's chauvinism has crossed a line with critics.
2018/04/19 |
INTERVIEW: Meimeiwawa’s Esther Veronin on Feminism in Taiwan
Ahead of a Girl Power Concert in Taichung, Esther Veronin traces her journey from starting out in Taiwan's male-dominated entertainment industry to becoming a feminist icon.
2018/03/08 |
OPINION: Why I'm Marching for Women in Taiwan
'A woman is not defined by society, a woman is as equal as any other gender, and that’s what it’s all about.'
2018/03/05 |
No Country for Men: Meet the Feminist Farmers Championing Gender and Biodiversity
The ecofeminist community 'Land Dyke' gives hope to female farmers striving in a profession dominated by men.
2018/02/07 |
Taking Action on #MeToo in China
Despite a campaign to quell the circulation of the meme on social media, various institutions are putting mechanisms in place to counter sexual harassment.
2018/01/14 |
Week in Focus: Top Stories You Might Have Missed
Kick back with some of the stories and podcasts that tickled our fancy this week.
2018/01/12 |
Behind Taipei’s Safe Spaces for Women
Sandee Woodside delves into sources of support for women in Taiwan.
2017/11/06 |
'XConfessions' Film Review: Let's Talk about Lust
The popularity of Erika Lust's 'XConfessions' — short erotic films made by a woman for women — at the recent Women Make Waves Film Festival in Taipei shows the time is now to open a conversation about how women engage with pornography.
2017/10/10 |
Xi Jinping’s Family Values Contribute to China's Gender Inequality
Ranked 90th on the United Nations' 2015 Gender Inequality Index, China still has a long way to go, and Xi's view on gender is not helping the case.
2017/09/25 |
The Banned 1910s Japanese Magazine that Started a Feminist Movement
'Bluestockings' was the pioneering feminist magazine for young women of Meiji-era Japan.
