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Myanmar Garment Factory Tries to Mend Trafficking

By Iris Gonzoles ● Uncategorized ● August 27, 2013

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.

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Cambodian Wonders ‘What If’ About Angelina Jolie

By Carly Rose Elson ● Uncategorized ● August 30, 2012

Lida moved from a subsistence existence in rural Cambodia to a senior staff job at a women’s advocacy organization in the city. But she still wonders what would have happened if she had said “yes” to a beautiful foreigner at a pagoda three years ago.

Sister of Thai Ex-Prime Minister May Win July Vote

By Amy Lieberman ● Politics ● June 30, 2011

Yingluck Shinawatra may well become Thailand’s first female prime minister after July 3 elections. But women’s rights advocates aren’t enthusiastic, seeing her as a place-holder for her powerful brother, Thaksin Shinawatra, ousted in 2006.

Thai Activists Monitor Trial of Anti-HIV Gel

By Megan Cossey ● Health & Science ● December 29, 2006

HIV activists in Thailand are monitoring plans for trial of an anti-HIV gel, set for 2007. If the product comes to market they say it must be affordable in Thailand, where married women are one of the fastest-growing HIV-infected populations.

Behind Gates, Thai Widows Find Haven From Conflict

By Womens Enews Staff ● Politics ● October 22, 2006

Thailand’s simmering armed conflict has claimed more than 1,700 lives and has created a population of widows. Some have moved to a peaceful, gated widows’ village built by the East Asian nation’s queen.

Boat Ride Reveals Undertow of Thai Sex Trade

By Molly Ginty ● Commentary ● May 15, 2006

Molly Ginty spent a day interviewing a local prostitute and her American client while boating off the coast of Thailand, a nation where as many as 2.8 million sex workers serve the tourist trade. She found the scales of their partnership off balance.

Women Flock to Thai Hospital for Affordable Care

By Molly Ginty ● Health & Science ● April 14, 2006

With 46 million U.S. citizens living without health insurance–and millions of others underinsured or unable to get adequate care–a growing number of U.S. women are flocking to a Thai hospital for treatments they can’t afford at home.

Women Happier as Homemakers? Time to Recheck Data

By Rosalind C. Barnett & Caryl Rivers ● Commentary ● March 22, 2006

A recent study bandied about in the news media finds women are more happily married when their husbands win the bread. The finding is so different from related research that our commentators call it an “outlier” not to be trusted.

Thai Women’s Safety Activists Welcome U.N. Study

By Megan Cossey ● Uncategorized ● December 4, 2005

A landmark U.N. study of domestic violence–launched at the start of the current 16-day campaign–is giving hope to activists in Thailand. They say the grim statistics could help them fight a bill pending in Parliament.