I am a 15-year-old girl. Let me show you the vile misogyny that confronts me on social media every day | Anonymous
Objectification, hate, rape threats: the politicians debating online abuse mean well, but to truly understand, they need to see what I see
I am a 15-year-old girl. Let me show you the vile misogyny that confronts me on social media every day
Objectification, hate, rape threats: the politicians debating online abuse mean well, but to truly understand, they need to see what I see.
05.03.2026 14:46
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Bombay High Court Allows Child Raised by Single Mother to Drop Fatherโs Name
In a significant judgment, Indian judges emphasised that recognising a single mother as a complete parent for determining a childโs civic identity is rooted in constitutional principles rather than sympathy.
04.03.2026 17:12
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Bhikshuni Lineage Restored in Bhutan
Tibetan Buddhist nuns embrace the Buddhaโs full path at a mass gelongma ordination event in Thimphu.
Bhikshuni Lineage Restored in Bhutan
265 Tibetan Buddhist nuns took ordination vows in Thimpu. The event marks a great victory in the struggle for gender equality in Buddhist monastic communities.
03.03.2026 17:14
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At 85, Korea's oldest college graduate this year proves it's never too late to learn - The Korea Times
With a navy cap perched above her permed brown hair and a shy smile, 85-year-old Kim Jeong-ja slowly made her way up to the podium at Sookmyung Wom...
At 85, South Koreaโs oldest college graduate this year proves itโs never too late to learn
Kim Jeong-ja received an associate degree in social welfare from Sookmyung Womenโs University. Her 7 years of study began when she first picked up a pencil at age 78 to learn how to read and write.
03.03.2026 01:48
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Single women plan community home in Osaka to age together | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Their vision came together over tea, desserts and an array of colorful sticky notes.
Single women plan community home in Osaka to age together
Their vision is simple but, in todayโs Japan, still radical: if the kind of home they need does not exist, they will create it themselves.
01.03.2026 09:50
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Molestation cases on the rise in Singapore as physical crimes increase 4.4% in 2025
The Singapore Police Force also flagged a "noticeable increase" in the number of theft in dwelling cases in foreign worker dormitories.
Molestation cases on the rise in Singapore as physical crimes increase 4.4% in 2025
More than half of the molestation cases reported last year in Singapore involved offenders who are known to the victims.
28.02.2026 17:00
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How Talibanโs new penal code puts husbands on par with โslave mastersโ
A Kabul-based legal adviser says it is now โimpossible for women to get any justiceโ in the Taliban-run courts. Arpan Rai reports
New Taliban penal code puts husbands on par with โslave mastersโ and legalises domestic violence
A Kabul-based legal adviser says it is now โimpossible for women to get any justiceโ in the Taliban-run courts.
27.02.2026 17:53
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Pregnancy becomes a death sentence in Karnali
172 women have died in nine years due to delayed maternal care. Staff shortages have left most specialist posts vacant and ICU equipment unused.
Pregnancy becomes a death sentence in Nepal
172 women have died in 9 years in Karnali province due to delayed maternal care. Staff shortages have left most specialist posts vacant and ICU equipment unused.
24.02.2026 13:26
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Can confirm the book is adorable
22.02.2026 20:23
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'Two Women Living Together' suggests a new kind of family
Last year, South Korea surpassed 8 million single-person households for the first time. According to data released in December by the Ministry of Data and Stati
'Two Women Living Together' suggests a new kind of family
Co-written by Kim Ha-na and Hwang Sun-woo, two friends who decided in their 40s to buy a home together rather than marry, the book chronicles their decision to grow old together under one roof.
www.koreaherald.com/article/1067...
22.02.2026 16:29
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Olympic gold medallist Alysa Liu 'looking to inspire others'
Newly crowned Olympic women's figure skating champion Alysa Liu says she wants her story to "inspire others" after the golden return of a former child prodigy who suffered burnout.
From teen burnout to Olympic gold: Figure skating champion Alysa Liu โlooking to inspire othersโ
Newly crowned Olympic womenโs figure skating champion Alysa Liu says she wants her story to โinspire othersโ after the golden return of a former child prodigy who suffered burnout.
21.02.2026 16:38
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Women from Syria's Alawite minority tell of kidnap and rape
The BBC hears harrowing accounts of assaults appearing to target the sect of former President Assad.
Women from Syria's Alawite minority tell of kidnap and rape
The Syrian Feminist Lobby (SFL) says nearly all those reported missing are members of the Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shia Islam that makes up about 10% of Syria's population and to which the ousted president belongs.
20.02.2026 17:58
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Philippines: Same-sex couples can co-own property, top court rules
The landmark decision said "legitimate intimate relationships" must not be "legally invisible".
Philippine top court says same-sex couples can co-own property
Applying a provision of the country's Family Code for the first time, the Philippine Supreme Court said same-sex couples can be recognised as co-owners if it is proven that both parties contributed to acquiring a property.
19.02.2026 14:24
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โThey want our daughters and granddaughters to have zero information about their bodies and sex, no ability to protect themselves from pregnancy, limited choices for an intellectual and professional life, andโonce our girls have been corralled into early marriagesโfew opportunities to leave.โ
16.02.2026 16:53
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China cracks down on anti-marriage social media content
China's top internet regulator said on Thursday it would launch a crackdown during the Lunar New Year holiday period to curb social media content it deemed problematic including any that fanned fears ...
China cracks down on anti-marriage social media content during Lunar New Year holiday
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) listed โinciting gender antagonism and exaggerating โfear of marriageโ and โanxiety about childbirth'โ as primary examples.
hongkongfp.com/2026/02/13/c...
16.02.2026 16:30
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Trans Woman in Malaysia to be taken to court for undergoing Gender Reassignment Surgery
The Syariah Court of Kelantan In the Malaysian state of Kelantan, a trans woman has been prosecuted for undergoing Gender Reassignment Surgery under Section 18 of the Kelantan Syariah Penal Code Enโฆ
Transwoman in Malaysia to be taken to court for undergoing gender reassignment surgery
According to queer human rights group Justice for Sisters, this is the first ever case of its kind since the Kelantan law was penned in 2020 & that Kelantan is the only state in Malaysia which has this provision.
15.02.2026 10:56
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Expand assisted reproductive services to unmarried women: lawmaker
Hong Kong legislator Judy Chan has urged the government to allow unmarried women access to assisted reproductive services amid record low births in the city.
Expand assisted reproductive services to unmarried women, Hong Kong lawmaker says amid record low births
In Hong Kong, assisted reproductive services, such as in-vitro fertilization (IVF), are restricted to heterosexual married couples.
14.02.2026 13:36
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LGBT organisations navigate Indonesiaโs two homophobias - New Mandala
Negotiating with an official paternalism
LGBT organisations navigate Indonesiaโs two homophobias
Despite the widely-covered crackdown since 2016, Indonesian official homophobia is not monolithic. One homophobia aims to eradicate โdeviantโ sexualities, but another paternalistically casts queer people as victims.
13.02.2026 16:49
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Pushed to margins, women vanish from Bangladesh's political arena
For more than three decades, Bangladesh was one of the few countries in the world to be led by women, yet there are almost none on the February 12 ballots.
Pushed to margins, women vanish from Bangladesh's political arena
Despite helping to spearhead the uprising that led to the upcoming Bangladeshi elections, women are poised to be largely excluded from the South Asian country's political arena.
12.02.2026 16:35
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โIn the end, you feel blankโ: Indiaโs female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI
Women in rural communities describe trauma of moderating violent and pornographic content for global tech companies
โIn the end, you feel blankโ: Indiaโs female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI
Women in rural communities describe trauma of moderating violent and pornographic content for global tech companies.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
11.02.2026 15:52
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We had sex in a Chinese hotel, then found we had been broadcast to thousands
A couple who stayed in Shenzhen discovered their intimate moments were filmed as spy-cam porn.
โWe had sex in a Chinese hotel, then found we had been broadcast to thousandsโ
Thousands of recent spy-cam videos have been found filmed in hotel rooms and sold as porn, on multiple sites. Much of the material is advertised on the messaging and social media app Telegram.
10.02.2026 16:04
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How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo
The emails show the โanti-wokeโ crusaders are afraid of accountability.
How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo
The emails show the โanti-wokeโ crusaders are afraid of accountability.
09.02.2026 17:05
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Japanโs conservative leader bets big on Takaichi mania with snap election. Will her gamble pay off? | CNN
In scenes normally reserved for J-Pop stars, thousands of fans huddle against the cold outside a small train station on the outskirts of Tokyo, their phones held high for a glimpse of Japanโs latest o...
Japanโs conservative leader bets big on Takaichi mania with snap election. Will her gamble pay off?
Since taking power in October, the motorbike-riding heavy metal drummer with a savvy social media game has shaken the dust off the traditional male-dominated image of Japanese politics.
08.02.2026 09:24
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