https://www.scmp.com/rss/500425/feed Jessie Tu is a journalist and writer based between Taipei and Sydney whose recent work examines gender, race and culture across East Asia and Australia en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com It’s been a good week or so for Taiwan, where I was born. My heart burst as I watched the crowd of more than 40,000 supporters packing the streets of Taipei as they celebrated Taiwan's legalization of same-sex marriage. But the parade that celebrated a monumental advancement in Taiwan’s history left a small feeling of discomfort within. I had been in Taipei in early March, and attended the annual Women’s Day March, which aimed to highlight issues including gender violence, social inequality and... https://www.scmp.com/society/taiwans-shameful-lack-womens-rights/article/3012089?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/taiwans-shameful-lack-womens-rights/article/3012089?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 May 2019 08:36:03 +0000 It has been a good week or so for Taiwan, where I was born. My heart burst as I watched the crowd of supporters packing the streets of Taipei, waving coloured bands and beaming with delight as they celebrated Taiwan's legalisation of same-sex marriage. The news offered some comfort against the anguish that came a day later, when my adopted country of Australia reinstated a deeply conservative government. But the parade that celebrated a monumental advancement in Taiwan’s history left a small... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/3011708/taiwan-celebrates-same-sex-marriage-why-no-one-shouting?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/3011708/taiwan-celebrates-same-sex-marriage-why-no-one-shouting?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 May 2019 01:00:09 +0000 Entering the halls of the Taipei International Conference Centre last month for Cybersec, Asia’s largest cybersecurity conference, I saw masses of men in jeans, flannel shirts and sports jackets, shuffling around with their conference tote bags, eyeing the displays across hundreds of stalls. Amid the sea of masculinity, I was suddenly confronted by a woman who appeared to have been plucked from a cocktail party on a Saturday night, wearing a white strapless minidress and two-inch heels,... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/3004410/women-tech-more-female-experts-conferences-less-scantily?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/3004410/women-tech-more-female-experts-conferences-less-scantily?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Apr 2019 06:00:06 +0000