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.
2017/07/24 |
Mental Health Issue also a Feminist Issue in Indonesia
'We must educate families to remove stigmas and taboos attached to mental illness and push for better care for the condition.'
