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 ...

This is not the first time that women have played a leading role in Myanmar’s struggle for freedom. During pro-democracy protests in 1988, also known as “the 8888 Uprising”, university ...

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 ...

JURIST EXCLUSIVE - From one of our Myanmar law students, reflecting on the dual significance of June 19 for women in Myanmar: June 19 is a very special day. ... Currently, the young woman who is ...

Mandalay University graduates hold posters with an image of Mya Thwet Thwet Khine, a young woman shot by police on Feb. 9 in Naypyidaw, during an anti-coup protest in Mandalay, Myanmar, Sunday ...

A woman identified as Jane, 27, is a university graduate. She could not find any work and left her rural home and moved to the city, where she met up with friends who were using drugs. She started ...

The nuns also run a kindergarten and provide financial support to 70 students from Grade 1 to university level. The Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd Congregation was established in ...

Formin Akter, 19, is a stateless Rohingya Muslim from Buddhist-dominated Myanmar currently attending the Asian University for Women in southern Bangladesh. Scores of Rohingya houses in northern ...

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 ...