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Women and gender

Women and gender
News and analysis on women's rights, the gender gap, LGBTQ issues, sexual harassment, sexual minorities and masculinity in Asia and beyond.
Hannah Beazley arrives for a Labor Party meeting in Perth on June 6, 2023. Beazley says she was in the state parliament when the man entered her electorate office demanding to see her. Photo: AAP / AP
Australia

Safety of Australian women MPs in focus after man with nunchucks threatens staff

The man entered Hannah Beazley’s office in Perth just days after another female legislator, Helen Haines, was hit repeatedly with a car.

Sexual harassment and assault

Woman tells UK court Russell Brand dragged her into bar toilet and raped her

United States

Trump to create new task force, official division for women’s health

Trending in China

Seeking men’s approval? Backlash over China tennis star’s glamorous trophy photo

Backlash sparks massive debate: most fans defend tennis star, with one viral comment declaring, ‘strength and beauty are not opposites’.

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Chinese tennis star Zheng Qinwen faces online criticism after posing with her China Open trophy on the Great Wall in a white dress and high heels. Photo: SCMP composite/Weibo
Sexual harassment and assault

Hong Kong actress details harassment in entertainment industry

United States

‘Witch hunt’ sweeps up Asians misidentified in alleged Cornell gang rape

Men sharing a name with one of the seven accused face a torrent of threats and doxxing by social media sleuths.

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Australia

Australia navy probes hidden camera found in women’s showers on ship

Senator Jacqui Lambie says footage of female sailors may have been uploaded online before the devices were discovered.

Australian Senator Jacqui Lambie. Photo: AAP via Reuters
Get to Know

Who is Grace Brassel? Meet Shane Gillis’ ex speaking out over his sexist SNL jokes

Several celebrities, including Schitt’s Creek’s Dan Levy, have criticised Gillis’ monologue about women’s gym attire, with his influencer ex-girlfriend also chiming in.

Sexual harassment and assault

Cornell suspends frat parties after alleged gang rape

The Ivy League school is facing accusations that it failed to properly punish the men involved in the high-profile 2024 incident.

Sexual harassment and assault

High-profile rape cases spark calls for change and accountability

High-profile rape cases spark calls for change and accountability
India

Has India improved women’s safety since 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape horror case?

Several reported rape cases in New Delhi recently show that the rights and safety of women are still being trampled upon, lawyers say.

A college student holds a placard during a march last month demanding police action and better safety for women following the alleged gang rape of a girl in New Delhi. Photo: Reuters
Afghanistan

ICC unseals arrest warrants for Taliban ministers

Court in The Hague accuses Afghan leaders of crimes against humanity stemming from curbs on women.

Japan

Name and shame: Japan’s tame answer to jobseeker sex harassment

After years of predatory recruiters targeting graduates, new rules are now in place – but critics say they lack real teeth.

Hong Kong

China returns to top 100 in gender parity ranking for first time since 2016

Performance in economic participation and opportunity powers rise to 96th from 103rd place in annual World Economic Forum report.

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Indicators for economic participation and opportunity include estimated work income and the rate of labour-force participation. Photo: Getty Images
Sexual harassment and assault

NY governor attacks handling of Cornell rape case, appoints special prosecutor

Hochul is seeking to change a state law that makes it harder to prosecute sex assault cases where the victim voluntarily became intoxicated.

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks during a news conference on the Cornell investigation on Friday. Photo: AP
Gender

Hong Kong economist apologises for ‘sexist’ campus talk

Sexual harassment and assault

Woman told Cornell police 2 years ago she was sure she was raped: transcript

The account raises new questions in the high-profile case about the district attorney’s decision not to prosecute anyone at the time.

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Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Raising Hong Kong’s birth rate is an economic imperative

Economies competing in an AI-driven future will need more highly skilled workers, not fewer. Low fertility is not only a social challenge – it’s an economic threat.

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A young family at the promenade of West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong, on September 18. Photo: Elson Li
Africa

Morocco’s king appoints El Mansouri as first woman prime minister

Her Authenticity and Modernity Party, which pushes for social modernisation and secular-leaning views, won the recent election.

France

Eiffel Tower chief to step down over removal of women staff for Hindu group visit

Decision to accommodate religious group’s request regarding female employees sparked walkout and closure of landmark.

Hong Kong society

Economist formally apologises for ‘sexist’ talk as students urge suspension

Terence Chong says he failed to consider choice of words and setting, as Chinese University of Hong Kong students and alumni demand action.

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Terence Chong has posted a formal apology for remarks during a New Asia College assembly talk criticised as “sexist”. Photo: Jelly Tse
India

‘Law enforcement failure’: India’s top court urges accountability over rapes

Over 80 rapes are reported across the nation each day. Last month, a teenager said she was gang-raped in a bus by the driver ‌and conductor.

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Medical professionals and students hold placards during a protest in New Delhi in 2024 against the rape and murder of a doctor in West Bengal. Legal reforms and tougher punishments have failed to curb sexual violence. Photo: AFP
Universities in Hong Kong

Opinion | A Hong Kong professor’s sexist views have been laid bare. That’s good

Students speaking up against an academic’s reductionist analysis of love and marriage is a welcome sight – better yet if it sparks a broader, needed debate.

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Malaysia

In Malaysia, a mother’s love offers her trans daughter refuge

For transgender Muslims in Kelantan, quiet family acceptance at home contrasts with growing fear of sharia crackdowns.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Landry Kiffin, who’s getting heat over dad Lane Kiffin’s LSU Tigers move

Targeted by explicit banners in Oxford, Mississippi over her dad’s move to coach the LSU Tigers, the Ole Miss student has spoken out against the harassment.

Lane Kiffin’s daughter, Landry Kiffin, has been in the spotlight lately. Photos: @thereallanekiffin, @landrykiffin/Instagram
World of performing arts

How one woman is rewriting kabuki’s ‘all-male’ narrative in Japan

Ranshou Fujima, a female kabuki dancer and archivist, is reimagining the onnagata tradition through a landmark exhibition in Tokyo.

Ranshou Fujima, a female kabuki dancer, is revitalising the traditional Japanese art form, challenging norms and preserving its legacy. Photo: RK
Italy

Italy to ban burkas in schools, with 30% cap on pupils with poor Italian

The move comes ahead of Italy’s election next year, in which PM Meloni’s party faces pressure the even further right National Future party.

Hong Kong culture

Hong Kong’s female lantern artisan

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