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The Rules for Being a ‘Good Woman’ in Cambodia

In Cambodia, few cultural texts have shaped everyday expectations of girls and women as quietly and persistently as Chbab Srey (ច្បាប់ស្រី), commonly translated as...

Inside the Philippines’ One Million-Abortions Crisis

In the Philippines, abortion does not officially exist. It is illegal in all circumstances, rarely discussed in polite company, and framed almost exclusively as...

Why Thai Buddhist Nuns Face Discrimination?

In Thailand, the image of Buddhism is inseparable from saffron robes, shaved heads, and disciplined male monks walking barefoot at dawn, bowls in hand....

When War and Exile Change Girls’ Destinies

For generations, Hmong women and girls have lived at the quiet center of a culture built on movement, memory, and survival. In a society...

How Middle-Aged Men Fuel Child Prostitution in India

In the heart of India’s fast-growing central city of Nagpur, a recent police-led survey has pulled back the curtain on one of the country’s...

When Morality Backfires: Soldiers, Booze and Girls

Within the sun-bleached walls of Malaysia’s military camps, an online storm has erupted that few defence institutions expected but many are now talking about:...

A Girl’s Life Story, on Her Face

For decades, the Māori chin tattoo known as moko kauae was pushed to the margins, dismissed as a relic of the past or misunderstood...

The Hidden Cost of Being an Influencer in East Asia

In East Asia’s vast and restless digital ecosystem, the influencer profession has become one of the most feminised yet tightly policed forms of contemporary...

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