feminism in Taiwan

#MeToo in Taiwan’s Music Industry: After Making Waves, Can We Forge a Better Workplace?

Chen-yu Lin
In 2023, a watershed moment emerged in Taiwan’s #MeToo movement with the resounding success of the Netflix series “Wave Makers.” The show’s resonance was profound, shedding light on sexual harassment and abuse in the workplace. This spotlight inspired survivors from politics, education, arts, and entertainment to break their silence...
August 2023EnglishGender/SexualitySocial Movements6 min read

The #MeToo Movement in Taiwan: Reconfiguring the Intimate Life

Mei-Hua Chen
The #MeToo movement has been claimed as a global movement that connects women in the global North and the global South. Nonetheless, the MeToo movement must always confront various local social, economic, and cultural relations when it spreads across the globe. It also demands social, legal, and even material infrastructures to materialise. Global South countries that fail to deliver the MeToo movement might relate to the lack of efficient internet infrastructure and the taboo of talking about sex in public (e.g. Bangladesh), freedom of speech (e.g. China), or severe social stratification such as India in which the MeToo movement only circulated among the rich and well-educated elite women...
August 2023EnglishGender/SexualityPoliticsSocial Movements7 min read

Has the #MeToo Wave Passed in Taiwan?

Brian Hioe
A short three months after a wave of #MeToo cases swept across the Taiwanese political landscape, it proves a question as to whether there have been genuine changes in social attitudes in the aftermath of these cases. Certainly, there has been no shortage of commentary on the matter, and the legislature responded by passing amendments to Taiwan’s “Three Gender Equality laws.” But whether there are lasting changes remains to be seen...
August 2023EnglishGender/SexualityPoliticsSocial Movements10 min read

After #MeToo, Where Does Taiwan Go?

Shan-Jan Sarah Liu
Five years after the global #MeToo movement began, Taiwan has finally started its own. It began with a wave of sexual assault claims against several members of Taiwan’s ruling DPP. While those alleged in the DPP have resigned, these claims led to allegations against others beyond the political sphere. Since May, more than 100 politicians, activists, intellectuals, and celebrities have been called out for their misconduct. The #MeToo movement has garnered much media attention and has been discussed widely...
August 2023EnglishGender/SexualitySocial Movements7 min read

A Failed #MeToo Moment In Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan?

Brian Hioe
A scandal has broken out within the Legislative Yuan due to allegations of sexual harassment by a male legislative assistant directed at female legislative assistants and other female co-workers. The man in question, referred to in the media as “H.”, is a middle-aged legislative assistant who has worked in the Legislative Yuan for over ten years, during the course of which he harassed at least seven women...
EnglishMarch 2018Politics9 min read