conflict Women’s participation in the Local Administration Councils’ of the Syrian opposition areas September 21, 2018 1 Written by Dara Foi'Elle. After seven years of violence, the Syrian conflict, a Non-International Armed Conflict (NIAC) according to the ICRC, is moving towards its…
Bangladesh The fight for women’s rights in Bangladesh September 19, 2018 0 Written by Nusrat Nasim Meraji Bangladesh is no stranger to the fire that makes up the soul of an average Bengali woman. In 1952, at…
Elections The complex state of women’s suffrage in Pakistan September 17, 2018 0 Written by Arhama Siddiqa “No struggle can ever succeed without women participating side by side with men” - Muhammad Ali Jinnah Women in Pakistan were granted…
Economy Empowering women through entrepreneurship in Nepal August 22, 2018 0 Written by Bhawana Sharma Gone are the days when Nepalese women were subordinate to men. Although predominantly a patriarchal society and with its own social…
Asia Rodrigo Duterte’s Sexism and its Impact on Filipino Women July 9, 2018 0 Written by Lyz Tab On the 4th of June, President Rodrigo Duterte courted controversy for kissing a woman on the lips during a press conference.…
China Chinese Vagina Monologues and beyond April 18, 2018 0 Written by Ling Tang. On March the 20th 2018, VaChina, a London-based Chinese feminist network, staged its first full drama show Our Vagina, Ourselves (阴道之道),…
China How Chinese women in the sex industry (xiaojie) are knit into the fabric of society April 16, 2018 0 Written by Yeon Jung Yu. An estimated four to ten million women are currently working in China’s sex trade. The majority of these women are…
China Trafficking for forced marriage from Vietnam to China April 4, 2018 0 Written by Heidi Stöckl. One of only two Chinese films in competition at Cannes 2007, “Mang Shan – Blind Mountain” tells the story of a Chinese…
China Contextualizing Chinese #Metoo February 1, 2018 0 Written by Ling Tang. The Chinese #Metoo movement has inspired more than 70 student-led petitions appealing for comprehensive anti-sexual-harassment measures on university campuses. Instead of…
China Awakening Awareness-es of Gender Equity in China January 31, 2018 0 Written by Yifeng Cai. In the past couple months, a hashtag, #MeToo, has swept through various countries, including China and the Chinese diaspora population in…