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Philippine politician's joke about sleeping with single mothers triggers disqualification calls

Philippine politician's joke about sleeping with single mothers triggers disqualification calls

A Philippine politician faces public outrage and potential disqualification from an upcoming election after making jokes about sleeping with single mothers during a recent campaign rally.
Facing up to some ugly truths about beauty contests

Facing up to some ugly truths about beauty contests

Should women and housework always go together?

Should women and housework always go together?

Childless aka useless – a notion that needs an abortion

Childless aka useless – a notion that needs an abortion

I was back in my hometown after many years and enjoying a Tet feast when a relative made a tasteless, tactless, thoughtless comment: "Childless women are useless."
April 27, 2022 | 04:48 pm PT
Vietnamese women make history, but they have more kicking to do

Vietnamese women make history, but they have more kicking to do

Vietnamese women have accomplished the historic feat of winning a World Cup slot. This is a shot in the arm for their long, hard fight for equality with male peers.
February 7, 2022 | 05:50 pm PT
Entrenched sexism root of Vietnam's gender skew

Entrenched sexism root of Vietnam's gender skew

Long-standing sexist attitudes have caused a gender imbalance in Vietnam, a United Nations expert says.
June 11, 2019 | 09:18 pm PT
Male 'gender norms' may contribute to higher death rates: UN report

Male 'gender norms' may contribute to higher death rates: UN report

Half of deaths of people aged 10 to 24 in the Americas are due to murders, fatal road accidents and rising suicide rates, with men and boys the main victims.
March 5, 2019 | 07:19 pm PT
Boy oh boy! Unseemly skirmish over a shredded mat

Boy oh boy! Unseemly skirmish over a shredded mat

At the Duc But festival in Vinh Phuc Province, villagers push, pull and compete for mat pieces believed to help beget boys.
February 13, 2019 | 04:45 pm PT
One stitch at a time: weaving rehab for Vietnam trafficking victims

One stitch at a time: weaving rehab for Vietnam trafficking victims

For the many H'Mong female victims of human trafficking, local textile cooperatives become the only places where they find solace from social stigma.
January 18, 2019 | 02:00 am PT
One in three UN employees have been sexually harassed: survey

One in three UN employees have been sexually harassed: survey

A third of United Nations employees have reported experiencing sexual harassment at the world body over the last two years, according to a survey released Tuesday.
January 15, 2019 | 07:14 pm PT
Anti-abortion campaign slammed as sexist, moralist in Vietnam

Anti-abortion campaign slammed as sexist, moralist in Vietnam

The tenor and content of an anti-abortion campaign launched by two men has been slammed as sexist, clueless and patriarchal.
December 13, 2018 | 08:00 pm PT
Online harassment takes 'heavy toll' on women politicians: report

Online harassment takes 'heavy toll' on women politicians: report

Women politicians are judged more harshly online than their male peers on appearance and marital status.
March 12, 2018 | 06:27 pm PT
Women of Grammys strike back after controversy

Women of Grammys strike back after controversy

'Women in music don't need to 'step up' - women have been stepping since the beginning of time.'
January 31, 2018 | 07:32 pm PT
Gymnastics doctor abused at least 265 women and girls, court told

Gymnastics doctor abused at least 265 women and girls, court told

'Larry Nassar is a criminal of the worst kind.'
January 31, 2018 | 07:12 pm PT
Far-right supporter Brigitte Bardot slams #MeToo, accusing it of 'threatening sexual freedom'

Far-right supporter Brigitte Bardot slams #MeToo, accusing it of 'threatening sexual freedom'

Her comment came after Catherine Deneuve sparked a worldwide feminist backlash by defending men's right to 'hit on' women.
January 17, 2018 | 06:13 pm PT
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