Thein began to develop consciousness of oppression and discrimination as a woman when she tried to find a job in her field. In 2015, with her black belt in karate, she joined the Myanmar Women’s Self ...

CW: This article references violence and sexual violence.Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. The Georgetown University Institute for Women, Peace and Security ...

Amid Myanmar's unrelenting crisis, it is women who are quietly reshaping the nation's future. As the country reels from military violence, institutional collapse, and humanitarian catastrophe, women ...

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh – On the first day of the school year at the Asian University for Women in southern Bangladesh, groups of teenage girls in skinny jeans, sleeveless tops and T-shirts ...

Contestants participate in the Miss Yangon 2025 Competition to mark International Women's Day in Yangon, Myanmar, March 7, 2025. Photo: Xinhua ...

But that is an incorrect appraisal of Ms. Ying Lao’s efforts, said Debbie Stothard, director of Altsean-Burma, a regional rights group supporting women’s empowerment in Myanmar.

SUNY Cortland hosted two women activists from Myanmar on Thursday, Sept. 5, for a day of conversations about the collision of faith, feminism and ethnicity in their country, which is struggling with ...