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From Luzon to Visayas to Mindanao, #GirlsCan

Aneth Ng-Lim
Updated as of Oct 11 04:37 PM

Today is International Day of the Girl, and I gladly grab the excuse to write about young girls and how we each can help set the stage for their brighter future. Read more »

Afghan saffron boss says Taliban will not silence her

James Edgar, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 27 06:29 PM

An Afghan business leader who employs hundreds of women on her saffron fields has vowed to speak up for the rights of her workers, under Taliban rule. Read more »

JICA issues Japan's 1st gender bonds for female empowerment

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 27 01:08 PM

The Japan International Cooperation Agency issued the country's first gender bonds on Monday to promote women's empowerment and education. Read more »

Afghan activists protest outside shuttered women affairs ministry

Reuters
Posted at Sep 19 11:34 PM

About two dozen women activists protested outside Afghanistan's women's ministry on Sunday after it was closed by Taliban militants. Read more »

ECQ helped launch new business for 63-year old widow

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Mar 29 11:12 AM

Three letters guaranteed to strike fear, or should I write terror, into the hearts of every business owner are E, C and Q. Read more »

Netflix review: Teen girls find their voice in Amy Poehler's inclusive 'Moxie'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Mar 27 09:06 AM

Under Amy Poehler's direction, "Moxie" was as much a coming-of-age movie, as it was about young people, particularly girls, learning about and acting on social consciousness. Read more »

Baking Her Way through COVID-19 Pandemic

Aneth Ng-Lim
Updated as of Mar 22 03:21 PM

Can a “pasalubong” store stay open for business amidst a nationwide quarantine? Read more »

Helping Filipinas find their voice amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Aneth Ng-Lim
Updated as of Mar 15 11:00 AM

Many lives have been upended by the raging COVID-19 health crisis, and media entrepreneur Jannelle So was no exception. Read more »

Pandemic widens gender gap in Philippine e-commerce companies: study

Anna Gabrielle Cerezo
Posted at Mar 09 05:44 PM

While the e-commerce industry was one of the few businesses that thrived during the worldwide crisis, gender parity in Philippine-based online shopping companies also took a significant dip. Read more »

Investment banker turned organic farmer fights hunger in rural PH

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Mar 08 11:12 AM

Today, on International Women’s Day, let me turn the spotlight on New York banking community’s loss which became Capiz’s farming livelihood gain. Read more »

Mexico barricades presidential palace ahead of women's march

Lizbeth Diaz and Ana Isabel Martinez, Reuters
Posted at Mar 06 10:02 PM

Mexico's government has walled off the presidential palace with a metallic barrier ahead of a planned women's march on Monday to protest rampant violence against women and the president's support for a gubernatorial candidate accused of rape. Read more »

Half of women put off by macho language in job adverts

Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jan 13 09:40 AM

Biased language in some job adverts in Britain deters as many as one in two women from applying, a study said on Wednesday, amid a push to attract more women to male-dominated sectors. Read more »

'Men are so ugly' says 'Persepolis' author

Jean-Louis De La Vaissiere, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 06 02:31 AM

The artist who was nominated for an Oscar for "Persepolis", based on her graphic novel on post-revolution Iran, started out as a painter.  Read more »

Before you post that selfie, here’s what you should know about the black-and-white challenge

ANCX
Updated as of Jul 29 03:56 PM

A little primer for all those BW photos you’ve been seeing on your feed. BY JACS T. SAMPAYAN Read more »

Japan Airlines lets female crew ditch high heels after #KuToo campaign

Beh Lih Yi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Mar 26 10:42 PM

Female flight attendants working for Japan Airlines will be allowed to wear trousers and abandon high heels next month, the company said Thursday, after a feminist campaign took off. Read more »

South Korea's feminists fight to go braless in push for equality

Beh Lih Yi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Feb 25 07:06 PM

South Korean women have called for their freedom to dress as they choose after a newsreader caused an uproar for appearing on air without a bra, the latest bid in a feminism movement that has grown in the male-dominated country. Read more »

Saudi authorities backtrack on description of feminism as extremism

Reuters
Posted at Nov 13 05:10 AM

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia's state security agency distanced itself on Tuesday from a promotional video that categorized feminism, homosexuality and atheism as extremist ideas, blaming it on an action by individuals. Read more »

Saudi promo video labels feminism, atheism, homosexuality as extremist ideas

Reuters
Posted at Nov 12 05:01 AM

DUBAI—A promotional video published by Saudi Arabia's state security agency categorizes feminism, homosexuality and atheism as extremist ideas, even as the conservative Muslim kingdom seeks to promote tolerance and attract foreigners. Read more »

PH ahead in involving women in peacekeeping missions: UN official

Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 07:54 PM

The Philippines is ahead of other countries in terms of involving women in peacekeeping missions, according to an official of the UN agency that monitors ceasefires and oversees armistice agreements.    Read more »

Gender parity at work only possible if men do more at home: UN

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 07 08:44 PM

The report said that differences in education levels seemed to have little to do with the differences in pay. Read more »