Gender-based Violence
We discuss the brutal manifestations of patriarchy in Asia, from corrective rape to family-led conversion therapy, and dive into the severe funding gap where the region receives less than 1% of global LGBTQ+ funding. Despite these challenges, we explore the resilience of grassroots groups and the rise of "green flag" organizations prioritizing language justice, rural safety, and collective well-being. Join us to learn why challenging structural power requires a movement as intersectional as the lives it seeks to protect.
In Southeast Asia, feminist movements have emerged from deeply diverse political, cultural, and historical backgrounds, yet they share common struggles against inequality, violence, and exclusion. Feminist issues in the region are closely tied to broader social, political, economic, and environmental challenges. Even with limited resources and shrinking civic spaces, feminist activists continue to organize with creativity, resilience, and care for one another.
This podcast series is part of the web-dossier "SEA Through Feminism" by Femnimitr with the support of Heinrich Böll Stiftung that builds on research carried out in 2024 on feminist movements and networks across Southeast Asia.