It’s a Booming Business: Trafficking Myanmar ‘Brides’ to China
Survivors said buyers often seemed more interested in a baby than a bride.
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In Beijing, Domestic Workers Are Acting Out Their Tales
The plays that wind up getting performed emerge from group storytelling and are a form of people’s theater. “This is a way to help household workers to stand up and make their voices heard,” says the group’s founder. “This is what I want.” Translation assistance by Yuan Ye.
Greater Investment in China’s One-Child Daughters
As children, these young women were more valued by their families than daughters in the past generations and they’ve achieved more than women who came before them in their towns. But pressures on them to get married remain strong.
‘Feminist 5’ Arrests Warning for China’s Feminists
In China, feminism made strides for many years when other types of political discourse was discouraged. But now the government is methodically isolating independent voices. This time there is no special pass for women.
In China, Breast Cancer Treatment Scarce, Outdated
Premier Li Keqiang promised to implement a scheme for universal coverage for major diseases, including breast cancer. But costs are still expected to be too high for many patients. Awareness is also lagging and doctors and adequate treatments are in short supply.
China’s First Female Punk Band Broke Stereotypes
Fronted by Gia, the group Hang on the Box embraced their sexuality and spoke in a way that was less demure, a first for China, says Jemimah Steinfeld in this except from the book “Little Emperors and Material Girls: Sex and Youth in Modern China.”
Myanmar Garment Factory Tries to Mend Trafficking
Despite the improved mood on the streets of Yangon since the end of military rule, the country’s girls and women are still heavily trafficked. One businesswoman is raising awareness and using her factory to offer employment.
China’s Power Transfer Seals Lid on Gender Equity
When Liu Yandong was passed over for a seat on China’s seven-person Standing Committee, the disappointment didn’t hold a candle to Hillary Clinton’s dramatic bid for the Democratic nomination.
China Needs to Spare the Rod in Childrearing
Girls are raised to be obedient and the Chinese ideogram for “educate” shows a child being beaten with a stick. Juan Wu says the traditional mistreatment of children is where the work against domestic violence begins.
Gertner Defeats 1979 Massachusetts Anti-Choice Law
A former U.S. federal judge, Nancy Gertner took on many civil rights cases, starting in the 1970s, as a lawyer. In this excerpt from her memoir, “In Defense of Women,” she recounts helping to defeat an anti-choice law in Massachusetts.
