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 ...

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They do not carry guns to fight the junta in Myanmar. Unlike women combatants in battle fatigues flaunting automatic weapons, their role in the resistance has gone by barely noticed. But they are ...

As Myanmar enters the third year of its military coup, violence against protesters has continued to grow both in volume and violence. Since the country’s army, the Tatmadaw (led by General Min Aung ...

Ying Lao has called out the pro-democracy movement for its frequent “manels,” arguing that the exclusion of women from such discussions is hurting the cause. By Verena Hölzl Reporting from Chiang Mai, ...

Sui-Lee Wee, the Southeast Asia bureau chief, reported on women who had fled Myanmar and found refuge — and the delight of soccer — in Thailand. By Sui-Lee Wee Sui-Lee Wee covers 11 countries in ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Women in Myanmar are upending cultural norms by enlisting in the fight against the military junta that took control of the country in 2021. More from News Women in ...

Women functionaries of the Chin National Army take part in a morning drill at Camp Victoria in Myanmar’s Chin State. Credit: Rajeev Bhattacharyya Women in Myanmar enjoyed a high degree of freedom and ...