Gender - Open Development Mekong https://opendevelopmentmekong.net Sharing information about Mekong and its development with the world. Thu, 20 Mar 2025 06:31:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en-US Gender No Barrier: Women Excel in Demanding Gold Mining Roles MONDULKIRI – Two trailblazing female graduates from the Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC) are breaking barriers in the gold mining industry.  They’re tackling key roles as a surveyor and a metallurgist at Renaissance Minerals (Cambodia) Ltd in Mondulkiri province, overcoming challenges related to gender and demanding work schedules. Renaissance Minerals, a subsidiary of Australia’s […]

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]]> https://opendevelopmentmekong.net/news/gender-no-barrier-women-excel-in-demanding-gold-mining-roles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gender-no-barrier-women-excel-in-demanding-gold-mining-roles From the Riverbanks of the Salween and Mekong to the Halls of Justice: Women Challenging Mainstream Assumptions and Asserting Collective Rights Despite experiencing systematic social, economic and cultural marginalization, women like Noon, Dao Prasuk and Pornpimol remain determined to assert their communities’ rights to existence and to protect rivershed commons for generations to come, contesting the widespread public assumptions that large-scale hydropower and water diversion infrastructure are required to propel the region’s development forward, write Pai Deetes, […]

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]]> https://opendevelopmentmekong.net/news/from-the-riverbanks-of-the-salween-and-mekong-to-the-halls-of-justice-women-challenging-mainstream-assumptions-and-asserting-collective-rights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-the-riverbanks-of-the-salween-and-mekong-to-the-halls-of-justice-women-challenging-mainstream-assumptions-and-asserting-collective-rights Women are almost invisible in Cambodia’s news stories, UNESCO Report found  Phnom Penh 12 December 2023. Women are vastly underrepresented in news stories produced by Cambodian media, with an exclusively women presence found only in 5% of all stories. In comparison, the stories that feature only men, make half of all the news published and broadcasted in Cambodian media. This is one the key findings of UNESCO’s […]

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]]> https://opendevelopmentmekong.net/news/cambodian-women-vulnerable-to-domestic-violence-due-to-lack-of-protection-punishment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cambodian-women-vulnerable-to-domestic-violence-due-to-lack-of-protection-punishment The vanishing catch: How women are suffering in the Mekong Delta Fishing is what used to keep Nguyễn Thị Nga’s family afloat during the Mekong Delta’s flood season in the southern province of An Giang. “We always filled buckets with fish, but now there are very few,” said the 44-year-old woman with a sigh. Money earned from selling the catch is “barely enough” to raise her […]

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]]> https://opendevelopmentmekong.net/news/the-vanishing-catch-how-women-are-suffering-in-the-mekong-delta/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-vanishing-catch-how-women-are-suffering-in-the-mekong-delta Women in Rohingya camps face an epidemic of gender based violence The world’s largest refugee camp is no haven for women and girls. Previously viewed as a safe place of refuge from persecution in Myanmar, Rohingya women and girls face daily risks of violence and abuse.  The Rohingya camps braced for, were hit, and have largely recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic.  However, a pre-existing epidemic of […]

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]]> https://opendevelopmentmekong.net/news/why-lgbt-rights-trump-environmentalism-in-vietnam/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-lgbt-rights-trump-environmentalism-in-vietnam The Peculiar Gender Dynamics of Hanoi’s Male-Dominated Cờ Tướng Scene On a sunset wander through Hanoi, you may be surprised by the peculiar sight of men haphazardly perched in nooks and crannies playing the ancient game of xiangqi. The strangely spectacular Chinese strategy game has for generations been hugely popular in Hanoi, though interestingly it seems only to be played by men. But as younger generations […]

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]]> https://opendevelopmentmekong.net/news/girls-you-are-not-alone-in-the-fight-for-rights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=girls-you-are-not-alone-in-the-fight-for-rights Southeast Asia’s abortion laws reset at the borders Abortion is a global health issue, impacting individuals and families regardless of ethnicity, income, social status or nationality. Yet there is no worldwide legal standard for the practice of terminating a pregnancy. Lawmakers and governments hold sway over access to abortion, or its abolition. In the United States, the Supreme Court’s 24 June decision to […]

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