Creator of much-loved anime series ‘Chibi Maruko-chan’ dies from breast cancer. Momoko Sakura, creator of the popular manga and anime series “Chibi Maruko-chan” about a little Japanese girl called Maruko, died of breast...
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Scotland’s progress for female students, first African-American woman mayor of San Francisco (28/08/18)
Scotland to be the world’s first country to offer free sanitary products to tertiary students nationwide. Scotland will be the world’s first country to offer free sanitary products to students at schools, colleges...
Sociologist talks inequality in Singapore, Asian MRAs attack female writer (27/08/18)
Book on poverty and inequality by Singaporean-Chinese woman Teo You Yenn flies off the shelf. In February, Singaporean-Chinese sociologist Teo You Yenn released her book “This is What Inequality Looks Like,” and it has...
Muslim woman forced to reveal menstrual pad, first female fighter pilot (24/08/18)
Muslim woman forced to reveal her menstrual pad by TSA during airport screening. A Muslim woman named Zainab Merchant was traveling from Boston to Washington D.C. for a speaking engagement last Thursday, when...
Woman censored for reporting under-skirt photos, Netflix welcomes Asian lead (23/08/18)
Communication app Telegram used to share un-consented under-skirt photos of women in Hong Kong. A recent outcry on social media by Hong Kong woman Emilia Wong, has shown that a group with more than 10,000 members on the...
Star Wars actress fights back online abuse, LGBT nightclub raided in Malaysia (22/08/18)
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...
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...