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A Culture of Forgetting Women and Children’s Pain

It’s hard not to feel a surge of indignation when the very guardians of justice appear to shrug off the suffering of women and...

A Woman at the Top, Patriarchy Intact

So Japan has its first female prime minister — and she’s here to prove that women, too, can uphold the patriarchy with impeccable discipline....

White Coats, Bloody Hands

Outrage surges as we learn that the very people entrusted with the care of girls—the doctors, nurses and midwives of the health system—are now...

When Punchlines Become Crimes

They say laughter is the best medicine—but in today’s China, it might also come with a dose of caution. In the world of stand-up...

Patriarchy Still Rings the Wedding Bells

For a country that dreams of sending women to the Moon and boasts of the world’s fastest-growing economy, India’s stubborn flirtation with bachpan vivah...

From Shame to Shelf: the Morning-After Pill Goes Public

In a move that quietly signals seismic change in Japan’s bedroom and boardroom alike, the country has approved the sale of emergency contraceptive pills...

When Pop Music Meets the Brothel

There’s something deliciously ironic about Thailand’s love affair with songs about prostitutes. In a country where sex work is officially illegal yet widely tolerated...

The Men’s Bar That Refuses to Grow Up

It was meant to be a simple name change at one of Singapore’s oldest clubs. Instead, it turned into a culture war with beer...

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