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Women and gender

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.
Osaka’s Dotonbori district. Kentaro Kitagawa, the head of the Osaka District Public Prosecutor’s Office was arrested in 2024 and admitted the assault but later withdrew his statement, saying the sex was consensual. Photo: Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau/dpa
Japan

Japan rape accuser condemns prosecution’s failure to protect victims

The victim, a prosecutor herself, in 2024 accused Osaka’s then-top prosecutor of raping her 6 years ago.

United States

Nasa begins countdown for humanity’s first launch to the moon in 53 years

Crime

Sweden charges ‘monster’ man for selling wife to over 120 men

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IOC

IOC reinstating gender shows ‘disrespect for women’, Olympic champ Semenya says

The South African two-time 800m winner says the policy, which effectively bans transgender and many intersex athletes, ‘causes harm’.

South African Olympic champion Caster Semenya (left) running in the Cape Town SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge on Sunday. She finished 12th in a time of 35 minutes 44 seconds. Photo: AFP
Art

Artist Katja Seib’s surreal portraits blur reality, dreams and everyday life

The US-based German painter places her family and friends in allegorical scenes informed by her own life and classic European art school training.

Gender

New documentary explores the ‘manosphere’

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IOC

Olympic women’s sport to be limited to biological females

The IOC will reintroduce testing to determine eligibility to compete in the female category, preventing transgender women from competing.

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Algeria’s Imane Khelif poses after defeating China’s Yang Liu to win gold in their women’s 66kg final boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Photo: AP
Britain

Nurse to archbishop: Mullally enthroned as first woman to lead Church of England

The new Archbishop of Canterbury begins her ministry with a historic ceremony attended by British royals.

Sexual harassment and assault

Woman awarded nearly US$60 million in decades-old Cosby assault case

Donna Motsinger was working as a waitress when Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her more than 50 years ago.

Malaysia

Should wives always obey? Most in Malaysia and Indonesia say yes

A new study also shows 64 per cent of respondents in Singapore agree that efforts to give women equal rights with men ‘have gone far enough’.

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A Malaysian couple hold hands. A new study has found that 60 per cent of respondents from Malaysia agreed with the statement that “a wife should always obey her husband”. Photo: Shutterstock
Sexual harassment and assault

Thousands rally against online sexual violence, pornographic deepfakes in Berlin

The protest highlighted German actress Collien Fernandes, whose ex-partner allegedly created profiles in her name to make contact with men.

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A protester holds a placard that reads “Silence protects abusers” during a rally at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany on Sunday. Photo: EPA
The Philippines

Letters | Investing in women farmers and fishers is a smart nutrition policy

Readers discuss an initiative in the Philippines to empower women fishers, and adopting English as the medium of instruction in Hong Kong.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Constance Zimmer, who plays Carolyn Bessette’s mum in Love Story

The award-winning actress – known for roles on Entourage and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D – also co-hosts a podcast and is a champion for women’s rights.

United States

US woman charged with murder after taking abortion pill in Georgia

The woman gave birth to a premature infant who died within hours after taking misoprostol.

Nearly all abortions in Georgia are illegal after six weeks of pregnancy. Photo: Shutterstock
Gender

Traditional gender roles prevail in Philippines, survey finds

Traditional gender roles prevail in Philippines, survey finds
Nepal

Nepal’s LGBTQ community celebrates first transgender woman lawmaker

More than 900,000 people identify as sexual minorities in Nepal, which has some of South Asia’s most progressive laws on LGBTQ rights.

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Sexual harassment and assault

Video | Tate brothers party in Hong Kong, sparking controversy

Andrew and Tristan Tate, brothers who are facing rape and human trafficking charges in Romania and the UK, visited Lan Kwai Fong and a restaurant in Causeway Bay.

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The Philippines

Most Filipino women think a woman’s place is in the home, survey finds

A record 83 per cent of women in the Philippines now say they find domestic life as fulfilling as a career, a 30-year high.

Filipinos take part in a protest in Manila to commemorate International Women’s Day on March 8. Photo: Reuters
Trending in China

China warship’s sole female top officer tells women to prioritise professional skills

Poised, confident senior officer adopts role of ‘evil instructor’ on board; is also known for her ‘caring’ attitude towards crew members.

Wellness

She didn’t ignore her brain fog – now she’s helping others with perimenopause

Femtech pioneers are tackling perimenopause with bold new tools, breaking long-standing taboos and empowering women.

Wellness

These new at-home tests let women get insights into their reproductive health

A Singapore-based start-up offers a hormone testing kit for perimenopausal women, while a German one gives insights based on menstrual blood.

Mayra Hurtado co-founded Hormony to address perimenopausal challenges by providing an at-home rapid hormone testing kit. New at-home tests are allowing women to gain insights into their reproductive health and may help narrow the gender data gap. Photo: Hormony
Work in progress: gender equality

More needed to shatter glass ceiling for mothers, advocates say

More needed to shatter glass ceiling for mothers, advocates say
Crime

‘The Witch’: British mum who kept woman as ‘house slave’ for 25 years is jailed

The victim, who has a learning disability, was deprived of food, forced to do manual labour and assaulted by Amanda Wixon, the court heard.

My Life

Jane Houng: musician, author – and mother of a murdered child

The founder of Becky’s Button tells how she channelled the grief from losing her daughter into tackling gender-based violence.

Artificial intelligence

Opinion | To make AI safe, put women and girls at the heart of the technology

From deepfake porn to harassment, digital abuse disproportionately targets women and girls, supercharging the harm.

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Women and girls are the main victims of tech-facilitated violence. An estimated 90 per cent of non-consensual deepfake pornography depicts women. Photo: dpa
United States

Wealth, drugs and rape: US luxury real estate stars convicted of sex trafficking

Once the kings of high-stakes property, Alexander twins Oren and Alon and brother Tal face life in prison after a trial exposed a pattern of drugged assaults.

Brothers Alon Alexander, Oren Alexander and Tal Alexander in court. Image: Jane Rosenberg via Reuters
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Hong Kong must do more to unlock women’s full economic potential

The city can take pride in women’s progress across different fields. Yet there is also room for cultural and policy improvement.

Trending in China

Ancient Chinese women used crude contraceptives – ate tadpoles, ingested mercury

Condoms made from dried fish maw, hanging women upside down, pregnancy prevention was a dangerous business for women in dynastic times.

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