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...
News Roundup
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.
Helen Yeung
Second Muslim woman enters US congress, Maori politician urges women to reclaim c-word (16/08/18)
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 activist openly criticises China, Malaysian female couple gets punished (15/08/18)
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...
Refusal to acknowledge LGBT rights in Malaysia, woman arrested over spycam pornography in Seoul (14/08/18)
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...
Crazy Rich Asians takes over Hollywood, giant poster for #MeToo China (13/08/18)
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 Saudi Arabia-Canada feud explained, feminists continue fight in Argentina (10/08/18)
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...
NZ law passed to protect girls against forced marriage, first Muslim woman elected into the US congress (09/08/18)
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...
Filipino mothers celebrate breastfeeding, Muslim woman assaulted in Belgium (08/08/18)
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...
PepsiCo’s Indra Nooyi to step down, “Kim’s Convenience” now on Netflix (07/08/18)
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...
Earthquake hit Lombok, wrath of Korean women hit Seoul (06/08/18)
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 altered (03/08/18)
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...
April Editors
Report finds abuse of women endemic in international aid sector (02/08/18)
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...