Even though I am currently residing in Cambodia, far away from Iran, the movement for Women, Life, Freedom has been haunting me for weeks, writes Veronika Gruber.
18,000 have been jailed; 500 killed. Closing my eyes and remaining silent in front of this extreme injustice toward humankind would mean my approval of the brutality of the Iranian regime, she says.
A fired deputy Kep governor is still on the run after a court complaint was filed against him for assaulting a woman on the head during a party in the last week of December.
Deep-seated issues around gender and ethnic discrimination flared up throughout the year, both in strife and in acts of courage.
Historically, Cambodia’s pagodas have seen gender inequality in various forms. But they are in fact potential agents of progress, writes Future Forum’s Chea Sameang.
Sexual harassment in public is too often used as a weapon to keep its victims, most often women, in their place — both figuratively and literally, writes Future Forum’s Theang Soriya.
Cambodian women shoulder a disproportionate amount of the work at home and mental stress related to performing it, even though they and their partners believe the work should be shared more equally, according to a new report.
A film archival project for indigenous youth at Bophana Center has been put on hold as the center commissions a third-party investigation into allegations of sexual harassment at the center, the project’s funder said.
The dedication of women and girls in balancing their lives between domestic work and informal employment is taken for granted in Cambodia. When it comes to their needs, patriarchal society remains blind — and so do policymakers, writes KAS junior researcher Veronika Gruber.
Female filmmaking trainees are speaking out about alleged sexual harassment at a Bophana Center training program — including inappropriate conversations on field trips and touching they felt uncomfortable with — saying they don’t want it to keep happening to other women.
Information Minister Khieu Kanharith is facing criticism for a Facebook post objectifying women, with the minister saying the posts were innocent and allegations of sexism are being projected onto the post.
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