women



STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 27, 2017 • 3 min read

Interview 'We do not back down'

By Holly Robertson • Apr 27, 2017
Together1heart president AnnaLynne McCord on the breakdown and rebranding of the Somaly Mam Foundation

STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 24, 2017 • 7 min read

Whatever happened to Somaly Mam?

By Holly Robertson • Apr 24, 2017
In 2014, Newsweek published a devastating cover story alleging that the high-profile Cambodian anti-trafficking activist had created a web of lies to fund her valiant mission. Southeast Asia Globe investigates the story’s repercussions three years on

STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 17, 2016 • 6 min read

Fight against Cancer A Malaysian alternative

By David Hutt • Aug 17, 2016
Malaysian scientist Chern Ein Oon has been lauded for her cancer research seeking an alternative to chemotherapy. She discusses her work, societal expectations and the difficulties women face in her field

Mar 08, 2016 • 4 min read
Inspiration

Five inspirational Southeast Asian women

From Indonesia’s first feminist to a Vietnamese policewoman-turned-blogger, a selection of women who have made a mark on the region
By Daniel Besant • Mar 08, 2016

Sep 02, 2013 • 7 min read
Women's Work

A man’s world

Despite it being illegal to pay the second sex less than men, women remain a cheap and exploitable resource on Cambodia’s construction sites
By Frédéric Janssens • Sep 02, 2013

Aug 01, 2009 • 4 min read
Interview

Morm Thida motodup

Morm Thida was born in 1991 in Phnom Penh. She lives with her four brothers, three sisters and her widowed mother. She is one of Phnom Penh’s few female moto-taxi drivers, or motodups as they are referred to locally. She usually works during the evening on the lakeside (Street 93)
By Yos Katank • Aug 01, 2009