Tag: Women
Accurate historical inclusion while the comfort women’s voices can still be...
From the more than 200 documented survivors in the late 1990s, less than 40 Filipino comfort women are still alive
Banned from school, Afghan girls turn to madrassas
The number of Islamic schools has grown across Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021
Women’s march for equality and justice
What is needed is not only belief in the rights of women and children but action for a change of mind and heart among men and women
Photos: Philippines’ ‘Pedal for People and Planet’
About 1,000 bikers participate in the all-women “Pedal for People and Planet” in Quezon City, Philippines, on March 12, 2023
Thousands of women rally in Pakistan despite legal hurdles
Videos posted on social media showed several police officers baton charging participants as they tried to join the demonstration
Afghan women ‘most repressed in the world,’ says UN mission
Authorities have removed women from all but essential government jobs, or are paying them a fraction of their former salary to stay at home
Photos: Women’s Day observance in the Philippines
Women’s groups in the Philippine capital mark International Women’s Day with activities calling attention to the plight of Filipino women
Rights, women’s groups ‘stand in solidarity’ with all women victims of...
Hundreds of women, women workers, and advocates of women's rights marched in the streets of the capital Manila to raise their demands
Women still barred as Afghan universities reopen for men
The university ban is one of several restrictions imposed on women since the Taliban stormed back to power in August 2021
Chinese tattoo artist tells women’s stories through ink
In a country where spaces for female self-expression have shrunk in recent years, getting a tattoo can feel like an empowering act