Gender
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Young film-maker finds love and laughter amid the tragedy in Afghanistan’s first romcom
Movie about an affair between a woman and an older man aims to challenge stereotype of Afghan women as weak an…
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Japan women’s minister opposes plan to allow keeping of birth names
Tamayo Marukawa among 50 conservative MPs to urge local body not to support policy changeJapan’s minister for …
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Japan’s ruling party invites women to meetings – but won’t let them speak
LDP’s attempt to demonstrate gender equality after Olympic sexism row backfiresIt was a move designed to show …
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Japanese lose taste for Valentine’s ‘obligation chocs’ under Covid
Growing numbers of women ditch giri choco custom of ‘forced giving’ of gifts to senior male colleaguesShifting…
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Tokyo governor to boycott Olympics meeting over sexism row
Yuriko Koike says attending meeting with under-fire Games chief would not send positive messageThe governor of…
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‘Diversity dilemma’: world’s most inclusive parliament still faces battle for change
While the face of New Zealand’s parliament is changing, its rules and norms are drawn from the experiences of …
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‘I want to go home’: Filipina domestic workers face exploitative conditions
Many of the Filipina women we interviewed across Asia, Europe and the Middle East lost jobs or had salaries cu…
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Pakistan’s #MeToo movement hangs in the balance over celebrity case
A popular actor was accused of harassment – now those who spoke against him are being charged under law meant …
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Women rally to save Pakistan’s taboo-busting ‘Oprah show’
Crowdfunder allows Kanwal Ahmed to keep sharing advice on sex, violence… and cookingA social media star has be…
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‘She set the benchmark’: trailblazing PNG politician Nahau Rooney dies, aged 75
Manus Island’s Nahau Rooney, at one time the only woman in PNG’s parliament, dedicated her life to advancing w…
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Japan is a ‘democracy without women’, says ruling party MP
Tomomi Inada makes comment after new prime minister appoints just two women on 21-strong cabinetA prominent me…
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Netflix portrayal of female Indian Air Force pilot flies into flak
Gunjan Saxena was one of the first women in the IAF, but her biopic has drawn rebukes from fellow officers ove…
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Cricketers in India pad up to push periods out of the shadows
Niine’s sponsorship of Rajasthan Royals aims to help remove stigma around periodsWhen the Rajasthan Royals wal…
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Selective abortion in India could lead to 6.8m fewer girls being born by 2030
New study shows preference for a son is highest in north of country with Uttar Pradesh having highest deficit …
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Criticism of South Korean MP’s red dress stirs sexism debate
Ryu Ho-jeong, 28, says she wore colourful outfit to challenge male dominance in parliamentSouth Korea is again…