It’s easy to miss what’s important in the flood of daily articles and snippets, so we round up the world news that were most interesting for Asian women this month.
Shocking sexual harassment allegations arise against former Tinder CEO Greg Blatt. Amidst growing #MeToo revelations in the corporate world, former CEO Greg Blatt of popular dating app Tinder has recently been accused...
Somali-American lawmaker in US to be second Muslim woman elected into Congress. Somali-American Ilhan Omar won a heated primary for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District seat on Tuesday night, eliminating six...
Hong Kong pro-independence activist Andy Chan attacks and criticises China in a speech. Pro-independence activist and Hong Kong National Party politician, Andy Chan Ho-tin criticised China yesterday during a speech...
LGBT rights slammed in Malaysia in an ongoing debate over religion versus human rights. Malaysia’s Pahang mufti Abdul Rahman Osman said in a media release a few days ago that there should be no compromise with the...
Premiere of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ takes over Hollywood and brings Asian representation to new heights. Crazy Rich Asians premiered on August the 7th last week and has been widely celebrated as the first mainstream studio...
The feud between Saudi Arabia and Canada, Western interventionism or a failed reform agenda? On the 3rd of August, Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland expressed her concern towards Saudi Arabia in...
Palestinian-American Rashida Tlaib to be the first Muslim woman in US Congress. Rashida Tlaib will be the first Muslim woman elected to Congress after winning the Democratic primary in Michigan’s 13th Congressional...
Philippines holds a massive breastfeeding event to raise awareness on the malnourishment of children due to the stigma surrounding practices. Last Sunday, around 1,500 Filipino mothers gathered at a Manila stadium for a...
First woman CEO of PepsiCo Indra Nooyi to step down from position, raising concerns on the number of female CEOs in corporate America. Ms Nooyi, who is originally from India, was the first foreign-born CEO of PepsiCo...
Bangladesh authorities have shut down mobile internet access across the country to quash student voices from peaceful protests. Over the last week, students have been protesting in the country’s capital Dhaka...
Japanese women discriminated against at Tokyo Medical University as their exam scores were lowered to keep ratios at 30% The practice began around 2010 and was said to be aimed at avoiding a shortage of doctors at...
UK government report finds sexual abuse of vulnerable women and girls an ‘endemic’ in international aid sector Sexual abuse of women and girls by international aid workers has been happening for years, with perpetrators...