Women in Myanmar are leading the revolution. This ferocity isn't new—but their cause was set back by decades of oppression by the military.

Ying Lao has called out the pro-democracy movement for its frequent “manels,” arguing that the exclusion of women from such discussions is hurting the cause.

This calamity has forced a new cadre of women in Myanmar into sex work: doctors, teachers, nurses and other educated professionals.

A newly released documentary is giving voice to women who have survived civil war in Myanmar. The women are speaking out to show the devastation of war in hopes of achieving peace. VOA Burmese ...

The Myaung Women Warriors - why a group of Burmese women decided to form their own anti-junta militia. Show more A group of women in central Myanmar have formed their own anti-junta militia, and ...

The military-backed government of Myanmar has deported Hollywood actress Michelle Yeoh, who stars as pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in an upcoming movie, officials said Tuesday.

Just as the legal noose tightens on the leader of Myanmar’s military junta, with a request for an arrest warrant from the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, the Chinese ...

The Myanmar and Chinese governments have failed to stem the trafficking of ethnic Kachin women and girls as “brides” to families in China.

An American retiree has been arrested for allegedly running an online brothel service called "Burmese Border Chicks For Hire" in Thailand and Myanmar, police said on Tuesday.

Myanmar’s recent submission to the CEDAW Committee is a dark document. It shows outrageous disrespect for survivors of rape and for the truth.

The Myaung Women Warriors - why a group of Burmese women decided to form their own anti-junta militia. Show more A group of women in central Myanmar have formed their own anti-junta militia, and ...