Britt Robinson
@brittrobinson.bsky.social
🇰🇷Korea-focused Gender Advocate. ✍🏽 Founder and CEO of #&Daughters. Board Member at National Association for Black Engagement with Asia #NABEA. Washington, DC.
📖 New book on Korean feminism
"Be the Key" offers a rare window into the personal and professional lives of 10 Korean women. These essays trace what it takes to lead, adapt and stay true to yourself in a culture where gender expectations are shifting—but still powerful.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPGGMVKP
"Be the Key" offers a rare window into the personal and professional lives of 10 Korean women. These essays trace what it takes to lead, adapt and stay true to yourself in a culture where gender expectations are shifting—but still powerful.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPGGMVKP
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPGGMVKP
November 19, 2025 at 5:47 AM
📖 New book on Korean feminism
"Be the Key" offers a rare window into the personal and professional lives of 10 Korean women. These essays trace what it takes to lead, adapt and stay true to yourself in a culture where gender expectations are shifting—but still powerful.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPGGMVKP
"Be the Key" offers a rare window into the personal and professional lives of 10 Korean women. These essays trace what it takes to lead, adapt and stay true to yourself in a culture where gender expectations are shifting—but still powerful.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPGGMVKP
🚨 Why has feminism surged in the West but stalled in East Asia?
On the Works in Progress podcast, Alice Evans breaks down the economic, political, & cultural forces at play—from dating markets to tax codes to social harmony.
A sharp, wide-ranging episode.
🎧 www.worksinprogress.news/p/why-femini...
On the Works in Progress podcast, Alice Evans breaks down the economic, political, & cultural forces at play—from dating markets to tax codes to social harmony.
A sharp, wide-ranging episode.
🎧 www.worksinprogress.news/p/why-femini...
Why feminism worked best in the West with Alice Evans
Episode six of the Works in Progress podcast is about dating, drinking and tax
www.worksinprogress.news
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🚨 Why has feminism surged in the West but stalled in East Asia?
On the Works in Progress podcast, Alice Evans breaks down the economic, political, & cultural forces at play—from dating markets to tax codes to social harmony.
A sharp, wide-ranging episode.
🎧 www.worksinprogress.news/p/why-femini...
On the Works in Progress podcast, Alice Evans breaks down the economic, political, & cultural forces at play—from dating markets to tax codes to social harmony.
A sharp, wide-ranging episode.
🎧 www.worksinprogress.news/p/why-femini...
Japan Airlines (JAL) officially removed high-heel 👠 requirement for female staff last week! 14,000 staff will now have the option to wear work appropriate black sneakers. A win for women! www.marketwatch.com/story/yomiur...
November 18, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Japan Airlines (JAL) officially removed high-heel 👠 requirement for female staff last week! 14,000 staff will now have the option to wear work appropriate black sneakers. A win for women! www.marketwatch.com/story/yomiur...
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Taiwan is back at the center of Sino-Japanese tensions. PM Takaichi’s remarks on a “survival-threatening” Taiwan scenario sparked fury in Beijing—but the audience that matters most is in Taipei.
Taipei is watching Takaichi’s standoff with Beijing
Taiwan is back at the center of Sino-Japanese relations after Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae told the Diet last week that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could pose a “survival-threatening situation” for Ja...
www.tokyoreview.net
November 17, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Taiwan is back at the center of Sino-Japanese tensions. PM Takaichi’s remarks on a “survival-threatening” Taiwan scenario sparked fury in Beijing—but the audience that matters most is in Taipei.
South Korea just signaled it may bar foreign creators for “negative” content. This piece captures why that shift matters—and why it feels uncomfortably familiar.
www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/blog...
www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/blog...
Only beautiful, please: Korea’s new battle with bad press - The Korea Times
There is something deliciously ironic in the sight of a government — let’s say, the government of the Republic of Korea — that once invited the wor...
www.koreatimes.co.kr
November 16, 2025 at 5:48 AM
South Korea just signaled it may bar foreign creators for “negative” content. This piece captures why that shift matters—and why it feels uncomfortably familiar.
www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/blog...
www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/blog...
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Alice Wong, an activist and author who championed the rights of people with disabilities, has died.
Disability rights activist and author Alice Wong dies at 51
Alice Wong, an activist and author who championed the rights of people with disabilities, has died. She was 51.
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November 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Alice Wong, an activist and author who championed the rights of people with disabilities, has died.
Japanese women photographers –– like their counterparts around the world –– share a long tradition of being ignored. A recent anthology and several exhibitions are trying to change that. 👉 www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025...
What we see when Japanese women photographers shoot back
Women in photography have been less visible than their male counterparts. An anthology of 25 photographers and three exhibitions this autumn are turning the tides.
www.japantimes.co.jp
November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Japanese women photographers –– like their counterparts around the world –– share a long tradition of being ignored. A recent anthology and several exhibitions are trying to change that. 👉 www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025...
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This is so deeply cruel and unjust.
November 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This is so deeply cruel and unjust.
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A finalist for this year’s National Book Award for Fiction in the U.S., Bryan Washington’s “Palaver,” a novel set in Tokyo and largely the queer Shinjuku Ni-chome area, explores the meaning of leaving and home.
‘Palaver’: A queer story set in Tokyo searches for a home for the heart
A finalist for this year’s National Book Award for Fiction in the U.S., Bryan Washington’s “Palaver” is a gentle exploration of leaving and arriving.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
A finalist for this year’s National Book Award for Fiction in the U.S., Bryan Washington’s “Palaver,” a novel set in Tokyo and largely the queer Shinjuku Ni-chome area, explores the meaning of leaving and home.
Professors: know students curious about #China? Share this.
Nov 10 @ 9PM ET — Connect with China: Opportunities for Citizen Diplomacy
A free virtual session featuring ChASC + BCEA programs.
🔗 us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Nov 10 @ 9PM ET — Connect with China: Opportunities for Citizen Diplomacy
A free virtual session featuring ChASC + BCEA programs.
🔗 us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Professors: know students curious about #China? Share this.
Nov 10 @ 9PM ET — Connect with China: Opportunities for Citizen Diplomacy
A free virtual session featuring ChASC + BCEA programs.
🔗 us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Nov 10 @ 9PM ET — Connect with China: Opportunities for Citizen Diplomacy
A free virtual session featuring ChASC + BCEA programs.
🔗 us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Mamdani announces transition team:
All-female team led by Elana Leopold, a known Dem strategist; also Melanie Hartzog, who once led the NYC’s health and human services and budget offices; former dep mayor Maria Torres-Springer, and Lina Khan, the former FTC commissioner who campaigned with Mamdani
All-female team led by Elana Leopold, a known Dem strategist; also Melanie Hartzog, who once led the NYC’s health and human services and budget offices; former dep mayor Maria Torres-Springer, and Lina Khan, the former FTC commissioner who campaigned with Mamdani
November 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Mamdani announces transition team:
All-female team led by Elana Leopold, a known Dem strategist; also Melanie Hartzog, who once led the NYC’s health and human services and budget offices; former dep mayor Maria Torres-Springer, and Lina Khan, the former FTC commissioner who campaigned with Mamdani
All-female team led by Elana Leopold, a known Dem strategist; also Melanie Hartzog, who once led the NYC’s health and human services and budget offices; former dep mayor Maria Torres-Springer, and Lina Khan, the former FTC commissioner who campaigned with Mamdani
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Trump has landed in South Korea. He will speak at the APEC conference, and then meet with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. Lee will present Trump with the "Grand Order of Mugunghwa," the highest decoration of the South Korean government, and gift Trump a replica of a Silla dynasty gold crown.
October 29, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Trump has landed in South Korea. He will speak at the APEC conference, and then meet with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. Lee will present Trump with the "Grand Order of Mugunghwa," the highest decoration of the South Korean government, and gift Trump a replica of a Silla dynasty gold crown.
For three decades, Mako Nishimura was one of Japan's few female yakuza. These days, she helps other retired gangsters reintegrate into society. ebx.sh/3E2CLF
Rare female yakuza walks path to redemption in Japan
Heavily inked Mako Nishimura, 58, spends her days helping other retired gangsters reintegrate into society.
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October 22, 2025 at 2:24 AM
For three decades, Mako Nishimura was one of Japan's few female yakuza. These days, she helps other retired gangsters reintegrate into society. ebx.sh/3E2CLF
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Updated photo of the East Wing being destroyed
October 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Updated photo of the East Wing being destroyed
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Average age of mothers at time of birth climbs to 33.7; medical costs for newborns with health issues increase
www.koreaherald.com/article/1059...
www.koreaherald.com/article/1059...
Over 35% of children in Korea born to mothers aged 35 or older
More than 1 in 3 mothers in South Korea gave birth at the age of 35 or older in 2024, government data showed Tuesday, the age considered a global threshold for
www.koreaherald.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Average age of mothers at time of birth climbs to 33.7; medical costs for newborns with health issues increase
www.koreaherald.com/article/1059...
www.koreaherald.com/article/1059...
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Cervical cancer is one of few cancers we can prevent with the HPV vaccine. But it falls at the intersection of three cultural issues with strong political opposition — broad access to low-cost or free reproductive health care, access to vaccines for children, and sex education. via @19thnews.org
Cervical cancer could be eradicated. But not with Medicaid cuts and anti-vax politics.
The cancer has a known path of prevention, but that also means it falls at the intersection of cultural issues that are facing strong political opposition.
19thnews.org
October 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Cervical cancer is one of few cancers we can prevent with the HPV vaccine. But it falls at the intersection of three cultural issues with strong political opposition — broad access to low-cost or free reproductive health care, access to vaccines for children, and sex education. via @19thnews.org
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Takaichi has shattered the highest glass ceiling of public office in Japan by becoming the first female leader of the male-dominated and patriarchal Asian nation. But she is not known to be an advocate of gender equality.
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October 4, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Takaichi has shattered the highest glass ceiling of public office in Japan by becoming the first female leader of the male-dominated and patriarchal Asian nation. But she is not known to be an advocate of gender equality.
Gift link: wapo.st/477DfTv
Gift link: wapo.st/477DfTv
Well, shit....
BREAKING: Ex-economic security minister Sanae Takaichi on Saturday was elected the first female LDP leader — and is almost sure to become Japan’s first female PM — after defeating farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi in a runoff.
Takaichi wins LDP leadership vote; likely to become Japan's first female PM
Takaichi earned 185 votes against Koizumi’s 156 in a runoff after none of the five candidates in the party leadership race secured a majority in the first round of voting.
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October 4, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Well, shit....
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Japan LDP election live: The countdown begins
https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/japan-leadership-race/japan-ldp-election-live-the-countdown-begins
https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/japan-leadership-race/japan-ldp-election-live-the-countdown-begins
Japan LDP election live: The countdown begins
Results of the first round expected around 2:10 p.m., with a runoff around 3:20 p.m.
asia.nikkei.com
October 4, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Japan LDP election live: The countdown begins
https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/japan-leadership-race/japan-ldp-election-live-the-countdown-begins
https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/japan-leadership-race/japan-ldp-election-live-the-countdown-begins
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Join us for a roundtable reflecting on the decade since Feminism Reboot (2015), a turning point in feminist and queer politics and scholarship in South Korea. Together, we’ll reflect on what has shifted, what has stalled, and what futures we might imagine.
Register here: bit.ly/46jg871
Register here: bit.ly/46jg871
September 24, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Join us for a roundtable reflecting on the decade since Feminism Reboot (2015), a turning point in feminist and queer politics and scholarship in South Korea. Together, we’ll reflect on what has shifted, what has stalled, and what futures we might imagine.
Register here: bit.ly/46jg871
Register here: bit.ly/46jg871
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It's out! 🫣 Queer Throughlines: Spaces of Queer Activism in South Korea and the Korean Diaspora (University of Michigan Press, 2025)
Queer Throughlines
Queer Throughlines draws on years of direct participation, interviews, and ethnography to examine transnational Korean LGBTQ+ activism since the 1990s. Han maps the sites and routes of leftist and que...
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September 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
It's out! 🫣 Queer Throughlines: Spaces of Queer Activism in South Korea and the Korean Diaspora (University of Michigan Press, 2025)
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Nepal has a new prime minister – and for the first time in the country’s history, it’s a woman.
Nepal’s Gen Z Movement Crowns Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as Interim Leader
Nepal has a new prime minister – and for the first time in the country’s history, it’s a woman.
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September 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Nepal has a new prime minister – and for the first time in the country’s history, it’s a woman.
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Child sex tourism is not new in places like Laos, but demand appears to be rising, driven by a growing number of Japanese nationals traveling there with that specific intent. Some Japanese residents are even offering tours to facilitate it.
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Child Sex Tourism to Laos from Japan Booms, Driven By Social Media - Unseen Japan
Japanese men are flocking to Laos to participate in the heinous practice. Some who live in Laos are even conducting tours.
unseen-japan.com
September 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Child sex tourism is not new in places like Laos, but demand appears to be rising, driven by a growing number of Japanese nationals traveling there with that specific intent. Some Japanese residents are even offering tours to facilitate it.
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