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.
Filmmaking NGO Bophana Center has announced it is terminating two trainers after investigating accusations of sexual harassment against them.
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.
For women’s rights advocates, bullying and body-shaming are familiar territory. But they are pushing back against senseless conformity to seek new avenues for feminist conversations.
Men in Cambodia are free to choose premarital sex but women are burdened with gossip and disgrace, respondents to a study on the country’s “virginity culture” said, as advocates urged acceptance as well as sensitivity toward existing beliefs in addressing the gender-based shame.
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