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Women in Power for 30 Years, and No Gender Justice

For more than three decades, Bangladesh lived under what commentators came to call the “Age of the Begums,” a political era defined by the...

Why Japanese Men Look For European Hostesses

In Tokyo’s nightlife districts, where desire is curated as carefully as whisky lists and lighting schemes, attraction is rarely accidental. Among some Japanese men...

Why Survivors Oppose Preserving the ‘Rape House’

The crumbling walls of Bahay na Pula—the Red House in Bulacan—stand at the center of one of the Philippines’ most painful memory wars, where...

How Apps Are Redefining Southeast Asian Beauty

In Southeast Asia, beauty filters are no longer a playful add-on to selfies. They have quietly become a baseline—the visual minimum many women feel...

Female Solo Traveler? Must Be a Prostitute

At first glance, it sounds like a border-control glitch or a viral rumour: Japanese women stopped at foreign airports, denied entry, questioned about their...

The Hidden Cost of Being a Balinese Woman

At dawn in Bali, before traffic thickens and tourists wake, women are already at work. They kneel on cool stone floors, fingers moving quickly...

Why ‘Friendship Marriages’ Are Taking Off in Japan

In a country often portrayed as romantically reserved yet fiercely attached to tradition, a quietly radical idea is gaining traction: friendship marriage. In Japan,...

Queer Filipinos: Visible, Accepted, But Never Equal

In June 2025, a survey found a striking contradiction: while a majority of Filipinos said they were tolerant of LGBTQ people, many LGBTQ Filipinos...

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