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Survivor Voices Drive Sexual Assault Law Change in Japan

Survivor Voices Drive Sexual Assault Law Change in Japan

By Sophia Kulow Japan’s Cabinet recently approved a bill that would acknowledge sexual violence even without physical violence or coercion,while also raising the age of consent from 13 to 16. Sexual violence is any unwanted sexual activity, with perpetrators using...
New Domestic Violence Support Network in India

New Domestic Violence Support Network in India

  New Domestic Violence Support Network in India By Patricia Cumbie, Communications Manager November 6, 2020 On a recent evening in Maharashtra, India, a group of women from the community met to envision new solutions to a very old problem: gender based violence....

Meet Activist Darice Chang: Addressing the Gender Gap in Taiwan

  Addressing the Gender Gap in Taiwan By Patricia Cumbie, Communications Manager June 17th, 2020 Darice Chang is an American expat currently living in Taiwan, an island of 24 million people in east Asia. During a recent Skype interview we talked about how they...
Beginning and Continuing Efforts

Beginning and Continuing Efforts

  Beginning and Continuing Efforts Where our work begins in one country, it continues in another By Nazifa Wazirzada, Administrative Associate November 6th, 2019 This past September, Director of International Training Melissa Scaia met with women’s activists,...