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Women In Taiwan
The status of women in Taiwan has been based on and affected by the traditional patriarchal views and social structure within Taiwanese society, which put women in a subordinate position to men, although the legal status of Taiwanese women has improved in recent years, particularly during the past three decades when the family law underwent several amendments. Throughout history, women in Taiwan had suffered various forms of discrimination, including foot binding. Marriage and family law Throughout the 20th century, married women's rights were severely restricted, but they gradually improved, especially due to legal changes made from the late 20th century onward (the family law was revised five times between 1996 and 2002). In 1895, Taiwan came under Japanese rule and Japanese marriage laws (which discriminated against women) were applied. After Japan's defeat in 1945, the section of family law from the Civil Law promulgated on the Republican mainland in 1930, came into for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Asia
East Asia is a geocultural region of Asia. It includes China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan, plus two special administrative regions of China, Hong Kong and Macau. The economies of Economy of China, China, Economy of Japan, Japan, Economy of South Korea, South Korea, and Economy of Taiwan, Taiwan are among the world's largest and most prosperous. East Asia borders North Asia to the north, Southeast Asia to the south, South Asia to the southwest, and Central Asia to the west. To its east is the Pacific Ocean. East Asia, especially History of China, Chinese civilization, is regarded as one of the earliest Cradle of civilization#China, cradles of civilization. Other ancient civilizations in East Asia that still exist as independent countries in the present day include the History of Japan, Japanese, History of Korea, Korean, and History of Mongolia, Mongolian civilizations. Various other civilizations existed as independent polities in East Asia in the past ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women In Taiwan
The status of women in Taiwan has been based on and affected by the traditional patriarchal views and social structure within Taiwanese society, which put women in a subordinate position to men, although the legal status of Taiwanese women has improved in recent years, particularly during the past three decades when the family law underwent several amendments. Throughout history, women in Taiwan had suffered various forms of discrimination, including foot binding. Marriage and family law Throughout the 20th century, married women's rights were severely restricted, but they gradually improved, especially due to legal changes made from the late 20th century onward (the family law was revised five times between 1996 and 2002). In 1895, Taiwan came under Japanese rule and Japanese marriage laws (which discriminated against women) were applied. After Japan's defeat in 1945, the section of family law from the Civil Law promulgated on the Republican mainland in 1930, came into for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Alliance Of Taiwan Women's Associations
The National Alliance of Taiwan Women's Associations (NATWA) (''Chinese:'' 臺灣婦女團體全國聯合會) is the only umbrella group for organizations promoting women's interests across the island of Taiwan. The Alliance is both a Non-governmental organization and a Non-profit organization. Founded in 2001, the alliance consists of 67 member groups. The alliance was created to more efficiently coordinate the distribution of resources among different organizations operating under different circumstances. It regularly publishes educational material, holds conferences and workshops, and participates in movements that advance the rights and interests of Taiwan's women. Goals The goals of NATWA are manifold and include the following: 1. Promoting awareness of women's rights issues in Taiwan 2. Publicizing the content of UN treaties that specifically address women's issues 3. Decreasing the disparities between women in rural and urban areas 4. Collaborating with other women's organiza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yenlin Ku
Yenlin Ku (; born 1948) (sometimes spelled Yenling Ku) is a prominent feminist involved in the women's movement in Taiwan. Education Ku has a Bachelor of Arts from National Taiwan University, an Master of Arts from the Claremont Graduate University and an Ed.S. from Indiana University Bloomington. Career She is a teacher at the Graduate Institute for Gender Studies and an adviser to Taipei City Government. Many of her experiences and observations are collected in her blog "feminist-original". Ku has been active in the movement since the mid-1970s. In 1982 Ku and a group of colleagues who supported gender equality established the magazine ''Awakening'' to encourage women's self-awareness In philosophy of self, philosophy, self-awareness is the awareness and reflection of one's own personality or individuality, including traits, feelings, and behaviors. It is not to be confused with consciousness in the sense of qualia. While ... and to raise public concern about women's is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwanese People
Taiwanese people are the Taiwanese nationality law, citizens and nationals of the Republic of China (ROC) and those who reside in an Overseas Taiwanese, overseas diaspora from the entire Taiwan Area. The term also refers to natives or inhabitants of the island of Taiwan and List_of_islands_of_Taiwan#List_of_islands_by_geographical_unit, its associated islands who may speak Sinitic languages (Taiwanese Mandarin, Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien, Hokkien, Hakka Chinese, Hakka) or the Formosan languages, indigenous Taiwanese languages as a mother tongue but share a common Culture of Taiwan, culture and Taiwanese nationality law, national identity. After the Retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan, retreat of the Republic of China government to Taiwan in 1949, the Free Area of the Republic of China, actual-controlled territories of the government were limited to the main island of Taiwan and Penghu, whose administration were transferred from Empire of Japan, Japan in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abortion In Taiwan
Abortion in Taiwan is generally accessible through the 24th week of pregnancy under various circumstances and legally available afterwards when deemed medically necessary. It was legalized by the Genetic Health Act ( zh, 優生保健法), enacted in 1985 and last amended in 2009, which makes abortion accessible for unmarried adult women as well as married women whose husbands are legally considered incapable or have genetic conditions in their family, while married women with a legally competent spouse and minors/adult women placed under a custodianship need to obtain consent from their spouse and guardian respectively. History The Siraya people were observed to practice mandatory abortion by Dutch colonizers, which modern scholars have found to be part of a taboo that a women's pregnancy would adversely impact her husbands performance in war. This reflected a broader pattern of gendered separation until the man became recognized as an elder at the age of forty, after which it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feminism In Taiwan
Taiwan has a complex history of feminist and women's rights movements with periods of progressiveness where feminism and strong female icons flourished and periods of strict authoritarianism where equality and individual rights were devalued. Thanks in part to the work of generations of feminists, Taiwan is nowadays one of the most gender-equal countries in Asia, consistently ranking higher than its East Asian neighbors in international indices on gender equality (6th globally according to Gender Inequality Index in 2019 and 29th globally according to the government's own calculation based on the Gender Gap Index in 2020). The Japanese colonial period (1910s to 1945) At the beginning of Japanese Colonial Rule, the government was in some ways more progressive than Taiwanese society. The Bureau of Social Education in the Japanese colonial government proposed policies to curb abuse and trafficking of adopted daughters, specifically to strengthen protection of such children and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wave Makers
''Wave Makers'' ( zh, t=人選之人—造浪者) is a 2023 Taiwanese political drama television series written by Chien Li-ying and Yan Shi-ji and directed by Lin Chun-yang. The series stars Hsieh Ying-xuan, Jag Huang, Gingle Wang, Leon Dai, and Buffy Chen. The drama follows the lives of the political campaign staff of a fictional Taiwanese political party during the runup to a presidential election. Domestic Taiwanese political issues such as workplace sexual harassment, death penalty, immigration, same-sex marriage, and environmental issues are explored. Produced by DaMou Entertainment and Public Television Service, ''Wave Makers'' premiered worldwide on Netflix on April 28, 2023. Plot Wen-fang Weng is the assistant director of the Justice Party public relations campaign of presidential candidate Yueh-chen Lin, who seeks to oust the incumbent president. The daughter of an influential legislator in the same party, Weng lost her re-election for councilor of her district when s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sex Trafficking In Taiwan
Sex trafficking in Taiwan is human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation and slavery that occurs in the Taiwan, which is a country of origin, destination, and transit for sexually trafficked persons. Types of sex trafficking Victims of sex trafficking include both Taiwanese citizens, primarily women and girls, being trafficked within Taiwan and abroad, as well as foreign victims trafficked into the country. Children, persons in poverty, and migrants are particularly vulnerable to sex trafficking. Victims are deceived, threatened, or forced into prostitution, and their passports and other documents are often taken. They suffer from physical and psychological abuse and trauma and are typically guarded and or locked up in poor conditions. Prior to 2022, Taiwan had maintained a ''tier 1'' status of protection against human trafficking for 13 years straight in a series of reports released by the U.S. Department of State. Male and female traffickers come from all social a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sex-selective Abortion
Sex-selective abortion is the practice of terminating a pregnancy based upon the predicted sex of the infant. As the practice overwhelmingly targets female fetuses, sex-selective abortion often specifically refers to female-selective abortion. Sex-selective abortion is closely linked to female infanticide, and is recognized by many human rights organizations as an act of violence against women. The selective abortion of female fetuses is most common where male children are valued over female children, especially in parts of East Asia and South Asia (particularly in countries such as People's Republic of China, India and Pakistan), as well as in the Caucasus, Western Balkans, and to a lesser extent North America. Based on the third National Family and Health Survey, results showed that if both partners, mother and father, or just the father, preferred male children, sex-selective abortion was more common. In cases where only the mother prefers sons, this is likely to result i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constitution Of Taiwan
The Constitution of the Republic of China is the fifth and current constitution of the Republic of China (ROC), ratified by the Kuomintang during the Constituent National Assembly session on 25 December 1946, in Nanking, and adopted on 25 December 1947. The constitution, along with its Additional Articles, remains effective in ROC-controlled territories. Intended for the entire territory of the Republic of China as it was then constituted, it was never extensively nor effectively implemented due to the outbreak of the Chinese Civil War in mainland China at the time of the constitution's promulgation. The newly elected National Assembly soon ratified the Temporary Provisions against the Communist Rebellion on May 10, 1948. The Temporary Provisions symbolises the country's entering into the state of emergency and granted the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China extra-constitutional powers. Following the ROC government's retreat to Taiwan on 7 December 1949, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
