Women

• General Introduction
  • Gender Equality (Updated 2007)

• Year 2007
  • Female Entrepreneurship
    • Small-business loans to women are the newest measure to support commerce (March 16)

• Year 2006
  • Women's Rights
    • DPP poll indicates Lu is best known female figure (December 1)
    • Teenagers go to camp to learn about "girl power" (July 31)
    • Women's groups slam ineffective control on beauty ads (June 7)
    • Groups push for "women only" rail cars (May 12)
    • DOH abortion plan change still fails to satisfy legislators (May 4)
    • Groups slam bill requiring waiting period for abortion (May 3)
    • New law allows more women to apply for government aid (April 26)
    • Parental leave subsidy regulation gathering dust (March 29)
    • Democratic Progressive Party starts gender mainstreaming (March 27)
    • Women's group takes on "beauty industry" with prize (March 10)
    • Survey finds gender equality law not always effectively enforced (March 8)
    • Most women clueless on equality law: survey (March 6)
    • Toward True Equality (March 1)
    • Abortion seekers may not need psychiatric review in the future (February 24)
    • Legislation on sexual harassment in public spaces goes into effect (February 17)
  • Foreign Spouses
    • Group says immigrant spouses are wives, not caregivers (September 6)
    • Su to appoint new minister for immigrant spouse concerns (May 19)
    • Free Mothers' Day calls offered to immigrant spouses (May 11)
    • DPP lawmaker fights for foreign spouses (April 20)
    • Legislature debates easing residency regulations (March 30)
    • Government urges acceptance of new immigrants (March 16)
  • Female Entrepreneurship
    • More Taiwan women said making serious money (March 11)
  • Other Issues
    • MOFA inducts its first female deputy minister (April 4)
    • Danshui Girls' Academy leads list of women's cultural markers (March 9)
    • Many housewives found itching for different role (March 9)

• Year 2005
  • Female Entrepreneurship
    • Female entrepreneurship discussed (December 23)
    • Youth commission holds exhibition to expand women's role in business (December 9)
    • Youth commission takes steps to boost female entrepreneurs (July 29)
  • Women's Rights
    • New panel formed to boost gender equality (July 27)
  • Foreign Spouses
    • Volunteers help foreign brides cope with health needs (December 9)
  • Other Issues
    • Forum studies women in politics (October 21)

• Year 2003
  • Women's Rights
    • Book released on combating domestic violence (June 20)
  • Foreign Spouses
    • A home far from home for a foreign bride (June 28)
    • The foreign bride business (June 22)
  • Issues of the "Comfort Women"
    • From Hsu-Ming Teo's Love and Vertigo (St. Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin, 2000)
    • From Simone Lazaroo's The Australian Fiancé (Sydney: Picador, Pan Macmillan Australia Pty Ltd, 2000)