Becoming Phnom Penh’s first female public bus driver
Since its inception in 2014, Phnom Penh’s bus service has only employed male drivers.
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Yes mean yes: Visions of female sexual power and a world without rape
After the major sexual misconduct outbursts involving Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, the world started waking up and paid close attention to sexual consent and the topic of sexuality in general.
Why football is a fabulous fit for females
However, did you know that football does wonders for females, too?
History made as women to referee men’s cup clash
The Asian Football Confederation announced yesterday that for the first time an all-female referee team will take charge of a men’s continental club cup clash.
Docs told not to enforce Semenya rule
The World Medical Association yesterday urged doctors not to enforce controversial new IAAF gender rules for classifying female athletes, warning that attempts to do so would breach ethical codes.
African Semenya loses IAAF challenge
South African runner Caster Semenya yesterday lost her court challenge against IAAF rules forcing female athletes to regulate their testosterone levels, but judges voiced concern with the application of the “discriminatory” regulations.
Wafting fumes cause workers to swoon
A wave of “faintings” swept through the women working at the Indochine Apparel.
PM wants swifter pardons for women
Prime Minister Hun Sen urges the Women’s Affairs and Justice Ministries to explore the possibility of pardoning some female inmates outside of national holiday periods.
Savannah happy to make ONE cage debut
Savannah Em is finally set to enter the ONE Championship cage for her debut.
Director aims to capture additional government support
The nation’s film industry is in peril without government support, says Phoung Bopha.
Cambodia’s young royal jumping for success
Jarra Sisowath, exhibits a coolness rarely found in someone so young.
Factbox: US election winners could mark minority firsts
Two Muslim women running for Congress – Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar.
$5 million given to new mothers
About 50,000 female garment workers, who have delivered babies, have received over $5 million thus far this year.
Death toll rises to 22 in Afghan election rally bomb blast
22 are dead, while 36 others wounded in a bomb blast on an election gathering.
Popular British soap to feature only women in TV first
A popular British drama will feature an all-female cast and crew, which its producer says is the first time that women have taken over a TV soap both on and off screen.
Straight-A student dreams of becoming doctor
A female student has scored the top grade on the national exam.
The woodcarver from Kampot
Khun Gechsoun, aka Soon, is a rising female entrepreneur who hails from an impoverished background in Kampot. Growing up, she supported her family by washing fishing boats and spending eight years working as a maid in Malaysia.
Bodybuilders pumped for Siem Reap championships
Athletes in Siem Reap to contest the 15th Southeast Asian Bodybuilding Championships.
PM gives birth to first child
New Zealand youngest Prime Minister becomes the first woman in the country to give birth while in office.
Srey Pov wins again in Burmese Lethwei
A Cambodian female martial artist has brought home another win from Myanmar.
A DORM for transformation
To study in a university for a bachelor’s degree is tough. But, undeniably, moving out from the province where you lived most of your young life and transferring to the busy city of Phnom Penh just to pursue good education is a lot tougher.
Not just a plain housewife
Koung Sorita is well known in the business scene in Cambodia. At a young age, she has already accomplished so much – businesses here and there, social work, and affiliations with established organisations.
Happiness makes hit songs
Hit songs today are “happier”, more danceable and more likely to be sung by women than songs that fail to make it to the charts, a study into 30 years of musical evolution revealed yesterday.
Afghan girl fights inequality
Over 20 young women in Herat have established themselves as computer experts.
‘Proud’ Semenya back on track after rule change
Caster Semenya will bid to move the spotlight from new IAAF rules for female athletes.
Government delivering on its promise to female garment workers
Nearly $1.8 million are given to about 18,000 garment workers who have given birth.
Government delivering on its promise to female garment workers
For the first four months and one day of 2018, the Cambodian government has doled out nearly $1.8 million to nearly 18,000 female garment workers who have given birth.
China’s ‘men only’ job culture slammed in new report
Leading Chinese firms are heavily criticised for gender discrimination in a new report.
‘Angels’ and training help female pilot save plane
Tammie Jo Shults, 56, may have drawn on her Navy skills when one engine blew.
How Lara Croft has evolved
Are video games sexist? One thing’s certain: the gamer scene is longing for more female characters – and Lara Croft’s character and body has changed incredibly since the first ‘Tomb Raider’ in 1996, writes Silke Wunsch.
