Women’s Rights – Page 3 – Asia Times

Marina Mahathir, the daughter of former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, pauses during an interview at her office in Kuala Lumpur in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Jimin Lai

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, World

Reimagining women’s rights in Islam

by Muhammad Cohen December 28, 2017February 18, 2020

A veiled Muslim bride waits for the start of a mass marriage ceremony in Ahmedabad. Photo: Reuters / Amit Dave

Egypt, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Questions remain over bill to criminalize triple talaq

by Atiya Anis December 27, 2017

Ivanka Trump, daughter of US President Donald Trump, appears at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad, India, on November 29, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Cathal McNaughton

China, India, Middle East, South Asia, World

Ivanka Trump an unsuitable representative on women’s rights

by Atiya Anis December 1, 2017

Recruits goes through arms drills at Pulau Tekong, a military training island in Singapore. All able-bodied young men in Singapore, including citizens and permanent residents, are conscripted for two years of full-time military training once they reach 18 under the National Service program founded in 1967 to promote national cohesion. Photo: AFP/Roslan Rahman

AT Finance, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines, Singapore, World

Military service a force for division in Singapore

by Kirsten Han October 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Manal Al-Sharif drives her car in Dubai on October 22, 2013. She is among the Saudi women who defied the country's laws in the fight to be allowed to take to the wheel. Photo: AFP / Marwan Naamani

Australia, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Oceania, Syria, World

Freedom of the roads comes after long battle for Saudi women

by Sami Moubayed September 27, 2017February 18, 2020

A veiled Muslim bride waits for the start of a mass marriage ceremony in Ahmedabad. Photo: Reuters / Amit Dave

Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

The ramifications of Supreme Court’s judgment on triple talaq

by Amrita Mukherjee August 24, 2017

Three young friends walk toward a street market in Udaipur, Rajasthan. Photo: iStock

India, Middle East, South Asia

Stalking of women a norm across India

by Amrita Mukherjee August 22, 2017

The government has launched an online complaint box to help tackle the problem of workplace sexual harassment. Photo: Hindustan Times

India, South Asia

Government launches online sex harassment complaint box

by Asia Times staff July 24, 2017February 18, 2020

A Myanmar woman stands at the door of her bamboo shack on November 4, 2015. Photo: Reuters/Jorge Silva

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Middle East, Myanmar, Philippines, South Asia, Thailand, World

In pursuit of peace, a war against women

by Fiona MacGregor April 29, 2017February 18, 2020

"I love you, Pumpkin. I love you, Honey Bunny." Amanda Plummer and Tim Roth star as the restaurant-robbing lovers in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction

China, Hong Kong, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, World

Honey Bunny, will we split the bill … or rob the joint?

by Ben Kwok April 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Pregnant women practice yoga. Photo: Reuters, China Daily

AT Finance, Australia, China, India, Mexico, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Trump funding cut a dangerous and deadly decision

by Sharon Bessell April 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Pregnant women wait to be examined at a government hospital in the northeastern Indian city of Agartala. Photo: Jayanta Dey, Reuters

India, Middle East, South Asia, World

Maternity leave rule could worsen pregnancy discrimination

by Amrita Mukherjee March 14, 2017

Tan Le, Founder and CEO of EMOTIV speaking to the audiences on the Fortune Most Powerful Women International Summit 2017. Photo: Fortune

AT Finance, Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Middle East, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Women can shape a better tomorrow for the world

by Lin Wanxia and Liu Hsiu Wen March 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Female farmers in India benefit from Microfinance schemes in India. Photo: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Belinda Goldsmith

Bangladesh, India, Middle East, Oceania, South Asia, World

How microfinance reduces gender inequality

by Quanda Zhang and Alberto Posso March 9, 2017February 18, 2020

“A Day Without a Woman” march in New York. Photo: Reuters/Lucas Jackson

India, Mexico, Middle East, South Asia, Turkey, World

In Pictures: Be bold for change

by Asia Times staff and Reuters March 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Some of the grandmothers at their school in Phagane, 150km southeast of India’s financial capital of Mumbai. Photo: Asia Times/Anusha Venkat

AT Finance, India, South Asia, World

Grannies make global mark from remote Indian village

by Anusha Venkat March 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Nepali woman Pabitra Giri prepares to sleep in a Chhaupadi hut during her menstruation period in Surkhet District, 520km west of Kathmandu.Photo: AFP

Middle East, Nepal, South Asia

Hindu ritual forces Nepali women into monthly exile

by Agence France-Presse March 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Child marriage is a global issue. Photo: Pixabay

Bangladesh, South Asia, World

Bangladesh child marriage law sparks criticism

by Agence France-Presse March 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Indian woman is denied abortion at 26 weeks. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

India, Middle East, South Asia

Indian court rejects plea to abort foetus with Down’s syndrome

by Agence France-Presse March 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Two women visit a job fair in Berlin for migrants and refugees on January 25, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Fabrizio Bensch

AT Finance, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Middle East, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, Thailand, World

How highly skilled women are ignored in migration debate

by Abdeslam Marfouk February 9, 2017February 18, 2020

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China, European Union, India, Israel, Macau, Mexico, Middle East, South Asia, Taiwan, United Kingdom, World

Global show of unity for women’s rights

by Reuters January 20, 2017February 18, 2020

A woman attends a mass on Christmas Day at the St. John Cathedral Church in Peshawar, Pakistan, December 25, 2016. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz

India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Empowered Women can create a stronger, healthier Pakistan

by Dawar N. H. January 16, 2017January 15, 2017

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