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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.
Best dressed: entries in the 2026 Hong Kong Young Fashion Designers’ Contest. Photo: Handout
Style Edit

Style Edit: YDC 2026 spotlights Hong Kong’s fashion trailblazers

Up-and-coming designers brought personal stories, experimental craft and fresh perspectives to the runway at the Centrestage annual showcase.

India

Indian transgender patients left in limbo following legal amendments

China society

Opinion | Why women in China are still at risk of abduction and forced marriage

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South Africa

South Africa on alert after seventh woman’s body found near capital

The seventh body found in two months has sparked fears of a potential serial killer.

A body, believed to be that of a woman, is found along a road in Kwa-Thema, Springs, South Africa on Tuesday. Photo: AP
Sexual harassment and assault

British man admits drugging, raping wife over more than 2 decades

Man pleads guilty to dozens of charges in Manchester court as 12 co-defendants face trial.

K-pop

Viral clip tests South Korea’s deepfake laws

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Italy

Emma Bonino, Italy’s activist politician, dies aged 78

Bonino was a passionate advocate for social justice and gender equality who deliberately courted controversy to advance her many causes.

Italian senator Emma Bonino looks on during an event in December 2019. Photo: AFP
Emma Bonino gives a press conference at the foreign press association on February 16, 2018 in Rome. Photo: AFP
French member of the European parliament Michel Barnier welcomes Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino on January 29 ,2014 for a working session with the Italian government at the EU Headquarters in Brussels. Photo: AFP

Indian powerlifter won silver at world meet but says focus was on her looks

Keyaa Kunal Banerji calls out ‘sexism at its finest’, saying her feat of lifting more than three times her body weight was downplayed.

Sexual harassment and assault

Tate brothers lose bid for release from US jail pending extradition fight

In denying bail, the judge cited the influencers’ wealth and frequent international travel as making them ‘quintessential flight risks’.

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Crime

Mistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy child killings case

Jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict on whether the former nurse was criminally responsible for the deaths of her three kids.

Lindsay Clancy and lawyer Kevin Reddington watch jurors in her murder trial in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

South Korean football referee faces hearing over using ‘period’ insult on player

Official will face disciplinary inquiry over incident that saw the international booked after demanding a penalty during a local league game.

Suwon FC midfielder Ji So-yun, seen here after a semi-final loss in the AFC Women’s Champions League, had approached the referee while playing for her club side. Photo: Korea Times
Gender

Activists call out gaps in Hong Kong’s voyeurism laws

Crime

Holdout juror stopping verdict in Lindsay Clancy US child murder trial: lawyer

A note from the foreman suggests that one juror ‘refuses to listen’ to the judge about what constitutes reasonable doubt.

Wellness

‘Who cares if you’re bulky?’ Hong Kong-born weightlifter on power and femininity

Three-time British champion Tammy Wong talks about impostor syndrome and her vision of changing the skinny culture among Hong Kong women.

Professional weightlifter Tammy Wong rests mid-workout at Powerhouse Barbell Club in Central, Hong Kong. The three-time British weightlifting champion talks about her unexpected journey in the sport, why strength and femininity are not mutually exclusive, and her vision to help more women start lifting. Photo: Edmond So
Lunar

The controversial history of the Mr Hong Kong pageant

The controversial history of the Mr Hong Kong pageant
Sexual harassment and assault

Shackled Tate brothers ask to be released from jail during extradition fight

The influencer duo were arrested in Miami to face rape and sex-trafficking charges from the UK.

NBA

The Enes Kanter Freedom-WNBA controversy over trans athletes, explained

The former New York Knicks player joined a rally in support of the Indiana Fever’s Sophie Cunningham, before clashing courtside with Natasha Cloud of the Chicago Sky.

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China society

Opinion | Forcing women to drink at business dinners has no place in modern China

The alleged assault of a female employee in Hangzhou exposes how such unsavoury practices persist amid Beijing’s anti-extravagance campaign.

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China’s drinking culture has deep roots. Photo: Getty Images
European Union

Sword attack that killed 1 at Sweden high school prompts social media probe

Police are investigating whether the teenager who carried out the attack was involved in online communities promoting school violence.

Trending in China

Young Chinese women dye armpit hair for fashion and bodily autonomy

Cultural scholars note the irony, suggesting that China’s modern ‘armpit-hair shame’ is actually an imported Western phenomenon.

Gender

BTS members face backlash for attending Chris Brown concert

BTS members face backlash for attending Chris Brown concert
Spain

‘It’s really bad’: migrant women’s fears of sexual violence in Spain’s Ceuta

Some women at a makeshift camp say they are afraid to sleep at night: ‘a lot of guys are trying to attack the girls every night’.

Moroccan women migrants arrange blankets and belongings at a makeshift sleeping area near the Temporary Immigrant Reception Centre in Ceuta, Spain, on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

‘Many of us flame out’: hidden toll of White House women’s ‘Maga perfect’ image

Demanding beauty regime and 24/7 availability have prompted some senior female employees to quit the Trump administration.

Art

From breast milk to menstrual blood, how artist Jiabao Li challenges norms

Li makes art that reflects her experience as a mother and daughter, as well as her rage about women’s lack of bodily autonomy.

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‘Age is not a limit’ for swimmer Siobhan Haughey

‘Age is not a limit’ for swimmer Siobhan Haughey
Style Edit

Style Edit: Richard Mille’s fresh take on women’s watches

Amanda Mille and Cécile Guenat guide the design of watches worn by women, from Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh to football icon Sam Kerr.

Sam Kerr, captain of the Australian football team, is an ambassador for Richard Mille. Photo: Hamish Brown/Contour by Getty Images
Afghanistan

2.4 million Afghan girls banned from schools 5 years after Taliban takeover: UN

The United Nations is urging an end to the ‘discriminatory’ Taliban policy that prevents girls from studying beyond primary school.

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Indonesia

Indonesian Islamic body warns against cross-dressing in Independence Day games

The warning comes amid rising fear following attacks on gay people and a regulation classifying LGBTQ culture as a security threat.

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