Stories about Women & Gender from July, 2006
This week in the African women’s blogsphere
Black Looks has been given permission to publish the remarkable story of Stephanie Adaralegbe, a transgendered Nigerian, that highlights her trials and tribulations as she prepares to attend the XVI International AIDS Conference. As Black Looks says, ”the story speaks for itself. It is special because it expresses a strength...
Jamaica: Hypersexuality
At The Pan Collective, Mikaila writes about the “hypersexuality” of Jamaica.
Pakistan: Women's rights
A poll by All Things Pakistan on women's rights and Pakistan's image. “The question is about what can be done to improve Paksitan’s international image in terms of women rights.”
Nigeria: Transgendered woman writes
Black Looks posts a long essay written by a transgendered Nigerian woman, Stephanie Adaralegbe, in which she gives a horrendous account of a beating at the hands of some 50 thugs.
Ukraine: Mormons and Local Women
Everybody I Love You writes about the Mormon missionaries in Kharkov and young Ukrainian women: “‘I've had babas (old women) say, ‘I don't want to speak to you about your church, but here, meet my grandaughter’.’ Polite that these young men are, the young women are often invited to English...
China: Survival tips for female activists: how to get the cops off your tail
When veteran AIDS activist Hu Jia (胡佳) was kidnapped by Chinese police in February this year, his wife, Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕), found closed police station doors at every turn. No answers, explanations or even an admission that her husband was in police custody, Zeng set up a blog [zh] documenting...
Ecuador: Women in the Ecuadorian blogosphere
Liz Henry has a great introduction to women in the Ecuadorian blogosphere.
Japan: expressing love
Lee in Tokyo times blogs about a gang of Japanese middle age men organized themselves to express their love towards their wife. The organizer explains: “overseas, Japan tends to be seen as a chauvinistic country. We want to improve the image of Japanese men overall by carrying out public displays...
Peru: Jimena Sanchez Velarde
Liz Henry has a great introduction to Peruvian political blogger and lawyer, Jimena Sanchez Velarde.
Guyana: Is the fridge male or female?
Guyana-gyal's doubts about her refrigerator's gender leads to more general confusion about non-sexist language usage — all in a tongue-in-cheek way, of course.
India: Arranged marriage and litigation
Sepia Mutiny on when arranged marriages turn sour at the match-fixing stage, and some parties appear to turn to litigation. “I love how her “complexion” is litigation-worthy and her teeth were examined like she was a horse-for-sale.”
Srilanka: Being young, female and a journalist
Cynically Yours on equality, gender and being a journalist. “The first disadvantage that came to my mind involved age, gender and profession. I'm not yet twenty, I'm a journalist and I'm female. This combination makes it very difficult for me to function to my maximum capacity as a journalist. “
India: Blank Noise Project
The anatomy of a campaign. Kiran on the Blank Noise Project, his perceptions and the larger scheme of things. “As Yashas Chandra put it at the gathering yesterday, they’re hacking society’s attitudes, one little bit at a time. Power to them. As for the revamped website, that must unfortunately wait...
Blog buzz from India: Religion, politics and Monsoon
Religion, politics, monsoons etc. etc.
Brunei: Gender Wars
Blogger blogger ourlocalstyle looks at the gender wars in Brunei.
South Korea: Sexual slavery
James J. Na in Korea Liberator discusses about trafficking of women for sexual service from South Korea to D.C. “South Korea is a source, transit, and destination country for women who are trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation…“
Guyana: With new eyes
A new pair of glasses highlights the interesting domestic dynamic of an Amerindian couple, as witnessed by Guyana-Gyal.
Russia: State Duma Deputy's Journal
Yevgeniy Roizman, 43, is more than just a Russian State Duma deputy. He is also the founder of Russia's only privately-owned religious icon museum (called Nevyanskaya Ikona, 600 works); has been collecting works of Ural painters (2,000 so far) and is building a museum in Yekaterinburg to house them; is...
Uruguay: Art and Feminism
Ani has an article about “art and feminism in uruguay”.
Sri Lanka: Peace and War
Moju on women in Sri Lanka waging peace. “WE, the women of Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Tamil, Muslim and Burgher, irrelevant of race, caste, creed or religion, start our battle to wage peace against war.
US, Caribbean, Africa: Anglicanism under fire
“I feel the American church leadership is far more in tune with the spirit of love and acceptance than the churches in Africa and the Caribbean, or even the English church,” says Trinidad-based Jeremy Taylor, as he weighs in on the controversies threatening to divide the international Anglican Communion in...
