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The latest gender news and features, with a millennial focus, including gender identity, gender issues, discrimination, equality and inequality, and equal rights.
Bishop Christopher Saunders of Broome tries to play a didgeridoo in Sydney, Australia in 2008. Prosecutors alleged Saunders lured young Indigenous men to his church-owned house with free alcohol and cigarettes paid for with church funds. Photo: AP
Australia

Australian jury convicts ex-Catholic bishop of sexually abusing 2 men

Christopher Saunders, 76, is one of the most senior Australian Catholics to be convicted in a global clergy abuse scandal.

Afghanistan

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

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Get to Know

Who is Olympic skating champion Alysa Liu’s transgender sibling Jaylin Liu

WTA (Women's Tennis Association)

Alexandra Eala makes history with WTA victory

Alexandra Eala makes history with WTA victory
China society

Opinion | China’s baby boom depends on gender equality, not cash handouts

To arrest its falling birth rate, China must ensure women do not have to choose between motherhood and the lives they have built.

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Singapore

Singapore jails man who had secret sexual ‘relationship’ with niece, 13

The man, 38, was sentenced to 21 years’ jail and 16 strokes of the cane after pleading guilty to charges including rape and sexual assault.

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Women and gender

Influencer dropped from Malaysian blockchain conference after backlash

Influencer dropped from Malaysian blockchain conference after backlash
Women and gender

The women problem in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey

Crime

Influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami as UK seeks extradition

The brothers, who were arrested in Romania in 2022, face rape and human trafficking charges.

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Britain

J.K. Rowling condemns Amnesty for branding her women’s crisis centre anti-rights

The ‘Harry Potter’ author, who has spoken in the past of being a survivor of domestic violence, set up Beira’s Place in 2022.

J.K. Rowling poses on the red carpet at the premiere of “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” in London on March 29, 2022. Photo: AFP
Women and gender

Indonesia’s anti-LGBT education push raises concern

Indonesia’s anti-LGBT education push raises concern
China's population

China’s population ageing seen as ‘inevitable’ by 2050. Why push more births?

Raising the fertility rate above 1.3 still remains crucial to preventing a far worse scenario later in the century, analysts say.

Germany

German far-right activist sent to men’s prison despite gender change

Liebich, who was sentenced as a man, legally changed gender after Germany’s Self-Determination Act came into effect in 2024.

United States

Trump defence chief Hegseth unveils plan to test US troops for low testosterone

The Pentagon head says the screenings for those 30 and older will allow service members to operate at their ‘absolute best’.

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US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth addresses senior military officers at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia in September 2025. Photo: TNS
Women and gender

Closing the loophole in Hong Kong’s sex crime laws

Closing the loophole in Hong Kong’s sex crime laws
Women and gender

Abortion ban drives Filipino women to underground services

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Hong Kong must reform its sexual offence laws for the 21st century

Aside from introducing a statutory definition of consent and removing gender-based distinctions, reforms should ensure support for survivors.

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The Philippines

‘Providing a solution’? Why some Filipinos risk their lives amid abortion ban

Filipinos wanting to end unwanted pregnancies have resorted to black-market alternatives that can result in life-threatening consequences.

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A placard is displayed in front of the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, the Philippines, during a Catholic organised anti-abortion rally in 2011. Photo: Getty Images
United States

US Supreme Court upholds state bans on transgender student athletes

Trump said the ‘ridiculous situation’ of ‘men playing in women’s sports’ was now ‘off the table’ after the hotly contested culture war fight.

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Mental health

Letters | Men don’t have to suffer their health woes in silence

Readers discuss why men must take charge of their mental and physical well-being and ways to reverse Singapore’s fertility rate decline.

Women and gender

Creating safe spaces for Singapore's men

Creating safe spaces for Singapore's men
Pakistan

French woman freed in Pakistan after years of alleged captivity by husband

Sylvie Yasmina was rescued after one of her five children managed to leave the house and get to a nearby police station.

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Sylvie Yasmina thanks officers for rescuing her, in a video recorded by police and shared with the media. Photo: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police
Japan

Japanese men picking up World Cup trash get mocked over double standards

A meme criticised the fans who often avoid doing unpaid labour such as cleaning and childcare at home.

Japan

How Japan’s ‘cool’ summer dress code for men triggered a ‘harassment’ row

Some women argue against the double standards, saying they have to wear stockings to work even in summer.

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Russia

Over 1,100 foreigners granted ‘anti-woke’ Russian visas last year

Germans, French and Americans top the list of recipients, according to Russia’s Foreign Ministry.

People take in the sights outside the Kremlin in downtown Moscow on June 5. Photo: EPA
Nasa

Nasa chief defends choice of all-male Artemis III crew

Critics fear the agency is following Trump’s order to eliminate diversity and inclusion efforts despite its vow to put a woman on the moon.

The Artemis III crew (from left) Andre Douglas, Luca Parmitano, Randy Bresnik and Frank Rubio, pose for an official portrait. Photo: Nasa via AP
Women and gender

Pride Month 2026 marked by backslide in LGBTQ rights

Obituaries

‘Persepolis’ author Marjane Satrapi dies ‘of sadness’ aged 56

The renowned graphic novel and film adaptation recount her early life and struggles in the shadow of the 1979 Iranian revolution.

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