Published inLEAP - Voices of Youth·Aug 31The Bus that Brings Happiness to Elderly Women in Rural Areas_______ This article is part of the 50th issue of LEAP — Voices of Youth e-letter. Subscribe now. The Luchang Village is an indigenous village 900 meters above sea level in central Taiwan where it takes a 3-hour walk to get to the nearest convenience store. To residents who do…Taiwan5 min readTaiwan5 min read
Published inLEAP - Voices of Youth·Aug 31From Bus Attendants to Drivers: The Evolution of Women’s Roles in Taiwan’s Public Transportation_______ This article is part of the 50th issue of LEAP — Voices of Youth e-letter. Subscribe now. In Taiwan, “road morons” is a term used to describe reckless drivers on the road. It implicitly refers to three groups of unskilled drivers, namely women, elders, and elderly women. Despite the…Taiwan5 min readTaiwan5 min read
Published inLEAP - Voices of Youth·Jul 31As the Waves of Sexual Harassment Accusations Continue, How Far Will Taiwan’s #MeToo Movement Go?_______ This article is part of the 49th issue of LEAP — Voices of Youth e-letter. Subscribe now. “We shouldn’t just let it go like this.” In May 2023, Wave Makers, a Netflix Original Series produced in Taiwan, aired. The series features a fictional political party worker named Yajing Chang…Metoo5 min readMetoo5 min read
Published inLEAP - Voices of Youth·Jul 31Has the LGBTQ Community Become a “Normal” Part of Taiwanese Society?_______ This article is part of the 49th issue of LEAP — Voices of Youth e-letter. Subscribe now. In March this year, a gay couple became the target of a hate crime as they were seen kissing in a supermarket in Taiwan. According to a news report, a passerby referred…LGBTQ5 min readLGBTQ5 min read
Published inLEAP - Voices of Youth·Jun 30At the Game for Baseball or Cheerleaders?_______ This article is part of the 48th issue of LEAP — Voices of Youth e-letter. Subscribe now. The announcement of the extremely popular Korean cheerleader Dahye Lee joining Taiwan’s professional baseball league this year sparked passionate discussions. …Taiwan5 min readTaiwan5 min read
Published inLEAP - Voices of Youth·Jun 30Cheer Culture in Professional Baseball_______ This article is part of the 48th issue of LEAP — Voices of Youth e-letter. Subscribe now. In the business of professional sports, cheerleaders have undeniably become a powerful force driving ticket sales and sports team management. …Taiwan5 min readTaiwan5 min read
Published inLEAP - Voices of Youth·May 30Doing a “Feminine” Job: A Male Care Attendant’s Experience_______ This article is part of the 47th issue of LEAP — Voices of Youth e-letter. Subscribe now. According to 2021 statistics from the Ministry of Interior, the average life expectancy of Taiwanese men is 77.67 years old, and 84.25 years old for women. With the advances in medicine and…Gender Equality5 min readGender Equality5 min read
Published inLEAP - Voices of Youth·May 30When Caregiving is Considered a “Women’s Job”…?_______ This article is part of the 47th issue of LEAP — Voices of Youth e-letter. Subscribe now. “Why would a man want to be a care attendant?” “The organization where I received training told me that although they really like me, most clients request female care attendants, and men…Gender Equality5 min readGender Equality5 min read
Published inLEAP - Voices of Youth·Apr 30The Past and Present of Gender Studies in Higher Education in Taiwan_______ This article is part of the 46th issue of LEAP — Voices of Youth e-letter. Subscribe now. In Taiwan, only three universities have institutes with “gender” in their names and do research from a feminist perspective (please see Note 1). All three institutes are graduate schools, and only one…Gender Studies5 min readGender Studies5 min read
Published inLEAP - Voices of Youth·Apr 30Shutting Down? Teachers and Students Save Their Graduate Institute of Gender Studies_______ This article is part of the 46th issue of LEAP — Voices of Youth e-letter. Subscribe now. On Tuesday evening, the light of a second-hand bookstore in a small alley was still glowing. The owner of the bookstore, Yi-chien Chen, was giving a lecture to four students in this…性別研究所5 min read性別研究所5 min read
