Asia | Cambodia | Activism

Cambodian women turn to tech in hope apps can turn tide of gender violence

In Phnom Penh’s bustling cafes, hip-looking young people hunch over their mobile devices. According to Dany Sun, a women’s rights activist likewise armed with a smartphone, this relatively new trend is representative of modern Cambodia. But the technological progress, Sun observes, has not been accompanied by advances on gender equality. Traditional attitudes and cultural norms, which portray women as subservient and inferior to men, continue to underlie the country’s harrowing statistics on violence against women. Sun is one of three women who have been supported by the Asia Found

Asia | Cambodia | Activism

Using technology to counter gender-based violence in Cambodia

Source: DW

Violence against women has long been endemic in Cambodia, borne out in widespread oppressive attitudes and harrowing statistics. The United Nations says one in four Cambodian women reported physical or sexual violence by a partner, while one in five men admitted to having committed rape, and more than 5 percent of men said they had engaged in gang rape. But in recent years, violence has shifted along with rapid changes to Cambodia's capital city, moving more prominently from the private domain to the public. Sreyleap represents a growing number of rural, mostly poor, women who have migrated

Asia | Cambodia | Activism

Young Cambodians Launch Campaign to Combat Violence Against Women

Source: Radio Free Asia

About 400 young Cambodians and members of the armed forces have launched a campaign calling for an end to violence against women and girls in response to a brutal attack by a real estate tycoon on a former female TV presenter. The campaign called “Good Gentlemen Value Women” began distributing leaflets on Friday to passengers and pedestrians in south central Cambodia’s Kandal province, calling for an end to violence against women. Ket Marady, director of the legal department at the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, told RFA’s Khmer Service that members of the armed forces decided to

Asia | Cambodia | Business

Cambodian garment workers rise up and face a crackdown

Source: Aljazeera

An estimated 700,000 workers in Cambodia sew and package over $5 billion worth of clothing, textiles and shoes every year — constituting a third or more of the country’s GDP. It’s a powerful sector and, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW), one riddled with abuse. The report finds that in factories, workers — nearly all of them young women — are paid a pittance. Many are forced to work double and triple shifts, kept on temporary contracts and face retaliation when they try to unionize or become pregnant.