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Melinda Gates poses for a photo with her new book, “The Moment of Lift,” in Kirkland, Washington, on Thursday. “Bill and I are equal partners. Men and women should be equal at work.” Photo - AP
Melinda Gates details ‘brash’ Microsoft culture in new book
Women 24 Apr 2019
Looking back at her time as an early Microsoft employee, Melinda Gates said the brash culture at the famously...
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Ma Thae Su of Yangon Little Gems: “I wanted control of the process, from beginning to end.” Shin Moe Myint/The Myanmar Times
Yangon’s complete jeweller
Women 10 Apr 2019
Ma Thae Su, a 30-year-old jeweller and founder of Yangon Little Gems, has a dual mission: selling her jewellery on...
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Lynn Yang Wolf. Nyan Zay Htet/The Myanmar Times
Keeping fit, cashing in on ‘keto’
Women 03 Apr 2019
Lynn Yang Wolf, founder of Wolf Kitchen, looks fit and strong at just over 60 kilograms. Compared to a year ago,...
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Women and girls from Myanmar are increasingly being trafficked as ‘brides’ to China. Aung Ja (not her real name) was 18 when a woman from Myitkina, Kachin State, convinced her to take a ‘factory’ job in China. She was rescued in 2017 and is taking part in a UN Women-supported trafficking prevention programme. Photo - UN Women
Myanmar and China’s bride trafficking problem
National NewsWomen 28 Mar 2019
Women and girls from Myanmar are increasingly being trafficked as “brides” to China, a human rights group found.
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (centre) meets with members of the Muslim community in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 16 in the wake of the mass shooting at two mosques. Photo: EPA
The world is watching Jacinda Ardern
Women 27 Mar 2019
A couple of months ago, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hobnobbed among the billionaires and global...
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Win Min Than, better known as Facebook blogger ‘A Win’. Shin Moe Myint/The Myanmar Times
Only as pretty as you feel: A Win
Women 20 Mar 2019
Wearing a traditional Myanmar dress, Ma Win Min Than looks young and active at 36. She is ready to share her...
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Ma Hnin Yee Tun Win: “Some things cannot be changed instantly, but somebody must pave the way.” Thiri Lu/The Myanmar Times
Bar owner takes on prejudices
Women 13 Mar 2019
Lured by the prospect of running her own restaurant, Ma Hnin Yee Tun Win sold all her belongings in Australia and...
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From left: Aye Nyein Win, Sanda Kuu, Ei Ei Toe Lwin, Nyein Ei Ei Htwe, Kang Wan Chern, Fiona Tun, and Aye Sapay Phyu. Photos: Nyan Zay Htet/The Myanmar Times
Thriving in an age of crisis and change: Women of The Myanmar Times
Women 06 Mar 2019
At The Myanmar Times , if you want something drafted, ask a man. If you want something printed, ask a woman.
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Ma Yi Yi Win (second from left), Ma Nang Phyu Cho Cho (third from left) and other members of the Fit Slay Queens pause for a photo during a workout at a local gym. Photo - Supplied
Nothing a woman can’t do if she tries, say fitness buffs
Women 27 Feb 2019
After starting a family, most Myanmar women are too busy with household chores and other duties to spend time for...
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Ma Cherry Trivedi speaks to The Myanmar Times in Yangon. Photo - John Liu
Woman heads institute pushing for corporate change in Myanmar
Women 20 Feb 2019
Despite problems, women’s empowerment and corporate governance in Myanmar is set to advance under Ma Cherry...
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Ma Sandy Aung.Photo: Shin Moe Myint
Beating self-doubt and gender bias
Women 13 Feb 2019
Ma Sandy Aung left a promising career in marketing in Singapore, where she had graduated from university, and...
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Daw Su Su Tin, 48, welcomes the challenge of running four different businesses while being the mother of two children. Nyan Zay Htet/The Myanmar Times
Balancing family and work
BusinessWomen 06 Feb 2019
Traditional Myanmar women who become wives are used to taking care of family, children and parents because they...
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