Star Wars actress Kelly Marie Tran fights back sexist and racist abuse on social media. Actress Kelly Marie Tran who played rebel mechanic Rose Tico in last year’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” has spoken out against the...
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Chinese women as ‘fertility resources’, soul legend Aretha Franklin dies (21/08/18)
A pharmaceutical company’s campaign sparks controversy as they push for women to have babies in China. A Chinese pharmaceutical company’s subway advertising campaign has sparked outrage amongst passengers as it urged...
Chinese photographer rebels against gender norms, families reunited in North Korea (20/08/18)
Chinese photographer Luo Yang challenges gender norms through power portraits of young women. The Shenyang-born photographer Luo Yang began her project “Girls” during her early 20s while studying graphic...
Tinder’s former CEO faces sexual harassment claims, Hong Kong policeman assaults teenage girl (17/08/18)
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...
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...
A Korean feminist theologian talks of women empowerment through anger
“Women’s anger is a powerful energy,” feminist theologian, Ms. Chung Hyun Kyung proclaims. The women-led protest is unquestionably a prevalent issue in South Korea today. It all began in this January when a South Korean...
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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...