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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (WOMENSENEWS)–Two women in Southeast Asia are setting the stage for regional change by bravely standing up to ruling governments. Both have received negative court rulings in ...
Young political leaders from across South and Southeast Asia with their staff members and representatives from the Institute ...
This is now happening in Southeast Asia too. As the recent case of Malaysian women selling their property to be with their ISIS lovers shows, radicalisation among women is on the rise.
Connected Women is a game changer. It's using technology to equip Southeast Asian women with the skills to take control of their careers.
Across Southeast Asia, Indigenous women activists face discrimination, repression and violence, while often being excluded or unsupported even within their own communities.
Within Southeast Asia Indonesia has been the most pro-active in challenging FGM — a movement led by women’s rights groups but also at times by the state.
Young Southeast Asian Muslim women are more cosmopolitan and global and yet more religiously observant compared with the older generation of female Muslims, according to a recent study. The study ...
Marielle Descalsota/Insider Different countries in Southeast Asia have different expectations of women, and I learned that it's best to respect the local culture.