Average age of mothers at time of birth climbs to 33.7; medical costs for newborns with health issues increase www.koreaherald.com/article/1059...

Cervical cancer is one of few cancers we can prevent with the HPV vaccine. But it falls at the intersection of three cultural issues with strong political opposition — broad access to low-cost or free reproductive health care, access to vaccines for children, and sex education. via @19thnews.org

Lingering ‘Showa Model’ gender roles keep women sidelined www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10...

Takaichi has shattered the highest glass ceiling of public office in Japan by becoming the first female leader of the male-dominated and patriarchal Asian nation. But she is not known to be an advocate of gender equality. Gift link: wapo.st/477DfTv

Well, shit....

Japan LDP election live: The countdown begins https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/japan-leadership-race/japan-ldp-election-live-the-countdown-begins

Join us for a roundtable reflecting on the decade since Feminism Reboot (2015), a turning point in feminist and queer politics and scholarship in South Korea. Together, we’ll reflect on what has shifted, what has stalled, and what futures we might imagine. Register here: bit.ly/46jg871

It's out! 🫣 Queer Throughlines: Spaces of Queer Activism in South Korea and the Korean Diaspora (University of Michigan Press, 2025)

Nepal has a new prime minister – and for the first time in the country’s history, it’s a woman.

Child sex tourism is not new in places like Laos, but demand appears to be rising, driven by a growing number of Japanese nationals traveling there with that specific intent. Some Japanese residents are even offering tours to facilitate it. buff.ly/AeH9RrR

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The first edition of @19thnews.org's new menopause newsletter hits inboxes on 9/30. Sign up today! 19thnews.org/newsletters/...

“The Capitol Mall area gets visited by people from all around the world, and it's a good way to remind them of the land they're standing on and the people who have been here for a thousand years,” said Bruce Savage, chairman of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH! It's happening!!!

“I think many Americans wrongly believe there would be one clear unambiguous moment where we go from “democracy” to “authoritarianism.” Then you wake up one morning and our country is different. August 25, 2025, is that morning.” www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...

The government said Tuesday it is revising its child support subsidy system to allow custodial parents who receive only partial payments from their child's non-custodial parent to become eligible for state assistance. www.koreaherald.com/article/1056...

#PeriodPoverty is on the rise in South Korea. Sanitary pads ranked among the top six products with the steepest price increases in late 2024—costIng nearly 40% more than in other countries. #MenstrualEquity koreabizwire.com/in-south-kor...

On the eve of the Trump-Lee Jae Myung summit, I think what I’ll be looking for is whether the SK foreign policy bureaucracy has full grasped that the typical US official has zero say or influence over what is important. 1/

A long-stalled anti-discrimination bill is back in the national spotlight after Won Min-kyong, President Lee Jae Myung’s nominee for gender equality minister, pledged to make its passage a priority. www.koreaherald.com/article/1056...

Two women in their 70s, who were cousins and worked as haenyeo, female divers who harvest seafood from the ocean, were found in cardiac arrest near Ilgwang Beach in Busan’s Gijang-gun, the Ulsan Coast Guard said Sunday. www.koreaherald.com/article/1056...

Before the atomic bombs, the USA hit Japan with one of the most overlooked (but deadly) campaigns in WW2: www.historyextra.com/period/secon...

In a dusty box, a Nagano man finds proof his father served in Nanjing, China, with Unit 1644, part of Japan’s covert biological weapons network during World War II. www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2...

"Child trafficking in Asia remains a profound challenge, one that truly demands our urgent and collective attention."

"Film sheds light on unsung nurse heroes of Nagasaki A-bombing." english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/5...

Major gains for women's political participation in Japan's recent election. Slow progress, but progress! mainichi.jp/english/arti...

COLUMN: Women at the wheel: Why North Korea is lifting long-standing gender bans https://www.nknews.org/2025/07/women-at-the-wheel-why-north-korea-is-lifting-long-standing-gender-bans/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

It has been a few years since my last trip to #SouthKorea, and what shocked me the most was how deeply ingrained the patriarchy is in South Korea. I write on it often, but it was worse than I anticipated. This trip has renewed my energy to support gender equity initiatives in Korea. More to come.

I just returned from South Korea. A whirl-wind of a trip supporting the Korea-America Student Conference #KASC18. These students are incredibly smart and innovating new ways to develop U.S.-ROK relations in a 100% student-led environment. iscdc.org

If you’re in Seoul and looking for a unique experience check out “Beautiful Gayageum” in Bukchon. I got an introductory lesson to the gayageum, was amazing.

Despite legal protections for maternity and parental leave in South Korea, new data reveals that many workers—particularly non-regular employees—continue to face pressure and retaliation for attempting to exercise these rights. koreabizwire.com/south-korean...

The other day, I was telling friends and family how a housewife originated these Tokyo Metro transfer and exit guides, and they thought I was kidding. It used to be a well-known story. If you don't know it, here's a quick summary.

A must see short documentary on the Korean 4b movement It tries to go beyond the hype to explore exactly what is behind this growing trend in the country with the lowest and falling birth rates www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCN-...

From scattered traces How the ideas circulating among one noblewoman’s coterie in 16th-century Dubrovnik anticipated modern feminist thought aeon.co/essays/meet-...

If we allow ourselves to be seduced by statistics that reduce far-right tendencies to demographics, we fail to see the real causes of our current predicament. #SouthKorea english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...

Made it to Seoul! Now, will I survive the heat?

The number of women in Taiwan living near or below the poverty line has increased by 20,000 over the past 10 years, with about one-third of those being single mothers, a Ministry of Health and Welfare report showed. www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

Not Canva crashing 6 hours before I have a $20,000 design deliverable due. 😭😭🫠

Long overdue, but I finally published a new edition of my Ggachi newsletter. Link in bio!

This is pretty freaking damning. This whole article is the degradation of public services to the point of death and destruction. | As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...

My British friend this morning, "Happy 4th! Have fun playing the 'was that fireworks or gunshots' game in DC." 😅

The U.S. is Abandoning Women’s Rights. The Women it “Honored” Are Paying the Price. wearethemeteor.com/an-attack-on...

Lee Jae Myung's disappearing hyphen captures long, quirky history of romanizing Korean names koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-06...

Dear scammers, sending threatening AARP messages to a 30-year-old just ain’t workin’.

25 years apart, one fight: Queer icons on shattering Korea's closet www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/tr...

Renowned South Korean film director Yu Hyun-mok's 1961 film "Im Kkeok-jeong" has finally surfaced again at the US Library of Congress after being lost for over six decades. www.koreaherald.com/article/1051...

Bangkok's Pride Is One of the Largest in Asia—and It's Attracting LGBTQIA+ Travelers From Around the World After Thailand became the first South Asian country to legalize gay marriage, this LGBTQ+ travel destination is only getting more popular. www.travelandleisure.com/bangkok-prid...

After years of campaigning and activism, Hong Kong's law on gender recognition has changed, making a positive impact in the lives of trans people in the region. gcn.ie/trans-commun...

Why is the comfort women issue central to South Korea’s national memory—but nearly invisible in Taiwan? This new piece in the Global Taiwan Brief compares how democratization and political identity shaped divergent paths to justice, remembrance, and women’s rights. globaltaiwan.org/2025/06/comf...