gender equality
Japan Changes Archaic Law Assigning Men Paternity Over Ex-Wife’s Child After Divorce
Revisions to the 19th-century code also mean that pregnant women are now allowed to remarry within 100 days of a divorce.
Medical School Ordered to Compensate Women For Making Entrance Test Easier For Men
The Japanese school argued that women are more mature than men of the same age and have an unfair advantage in admission tests.
‘It’s Not Safe’: Women Fleeing Climate-Related Crises Demand Better Access to Contraception
Sexual and reproductive health rights go ignored in most countries’ adaptation plans for a changing climate.
These Memes Perfectly Capture How Parents Feel About China’s Push for More Babies
The policy shift reminds people of the trauma they endured under decades of population control in China.
Chinese Man Ordered to Pay His Ex-wife $7,700 for Housework
The ruling put a price tag on women’s work at home.
A Tokyo Olympics Chief Was Forced to Apologize For Saying Women Talk Too Much
Yoshiro Mori apologized for his sexist remarks but said he would stay on as head of the organizing committee for the Tokyo Games.
The 2020 Rise of Women and Non-Binary Music Producers
Men make up 95 percent of the music tech industry, but Covid-19 combined with the mainstream rise of bedroom pop has enabled more people to get involved from home.
We Asked Singaporean Women About Serving in the Army. Here's What They Said.
Military service remains one of the most heated and divisive topics in Singapore, more so with gender equality being debated in parliament.
Once Denied Combat Roles, Women Keep Making History in the Indian Armed Forces
Early this week, the Indian Navy deployed its first set of women combat aviators in frontline warships.
Cambodian Women Are Posting Photos Wearing ‘Sexy’ Clothing to Protest Proposed Law That Would Police Women’s Outfits
Cambodia is considering draft legislation that would ban women from wearing clothing deemed “too short” or “too see-through.”
India's Men Are About to Get the World’s First Contraceptive Injection: But Will They Use it?
“If I am having sex with multiple partners, I would rather use a condom because this is not definitely protecting me against STDs.”