Solidaritas #147
A 15-day-old baby girl was found buried alive. Was it female infanticide?
Good afternoon!
Solidaritas is a fortnightly newsletter about women’s rights, feminism, and gender in Asia and the Pacific, covering the entirety of this huge region: from Afghanistan and Pakistan in the west to Kiribati and Cook Islands in the east.
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In solidarity,
- Kate
Regional
Fewer than 8 per cent of Pacific politicians are women, but more women are now putting their hands up (podcast).
How Pacific men and boys are joining the fight against gender-based violence (podcast).
Two members of the Australian Women’s World Cup cricket team have reportedly been groped by a man on the street while walking in India. In a statement, Cricket Australia said the duo were walking to a cafe in Indore when they were approached and touched inappropriately by someone on a motorcycle. While this type of occurrence won’t be a surprise to any woman who has ever spent time out of the house, the fact that two members of our women’s international cricket team have experienced this while in India is certainly going to add a lot of fire.
The Week takes a look at the 4B movement, which originated in South Korea in response to gender inequality and violence against women and involves women swearing off sex, dating, marriage and babies.
