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The women's revolution: what the coup means for gender equality in Myanmar - International Viewpoint


Myanmar
Saturday 15 May 2021, by Laura Villadiego
A few weeks ago, a strange sight began appearing in the streets of Myanmar (Burma). Women have been hanging their traditional htamein – the pieces of cloth they wear as skirts – from ropes tied to windows or utility poles, suspending them above the streets like decoration for a parade. Some attach them to sticks and carry them as flags. These women are not simply putting out the laundry; they are protesting the coup d’état staged by the Burmese military on 1 February.
“Men think they have special powers just for being men,” Khin Ohmar, a women’s rights activist in Myanmar, tells Equal Times. “And they believe that walking underneath a piece of women’s clothing will make them lose their special powers.” The htamein are thus used as shields to protect the protest areas and prevent the military from entering. ....

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The women's revolution: what the coup means for gender equality in Myanmar


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12 May, 2021A few weeks ago, a strange sight began appearing in the streets of Myanmar (Burma). Women have been hanging their traditional htamein – the pieces of cloth they wear as skirts – from ropes tied to windows or utility poles, suspending them above the streets like decoration for a parade. Some attach them to sticks and carry them as flags. These women are not simply putting out the laundry; they are protesting the coup d’état staged by the Burmese military on 1 February.
“Men think they have special powers just for being men,” Khin Ohmar, a women’s rights activist in Myanmar, tells Equal Times. “And they believe that walking underneath a piece of women’s clothing will make them lose their special powers.” The htamein are thus used as shields to protect the protest areas and prevent the military from entering. ....

Gabrielle Bardall , Khu Shee , Elin Bjarneg , Khin Ohmar , Suu Kyi , University Of Ottawa , Centre For International Policy , Karen Women Organisation , Karen Peace Support Network , Equality Network , Netherlands Institute For Advanced Study , Suu Kyi National League , Assistance Association For Political Prisoners , Aung San Suu , Wah Khu Shee , Karen Women , Radio Free Asia , Gender Equality Network , Wah Khu , Mya Thwe Khine , Assistance Association , National League , Research Fellow , International Policy Studies , Associate Professor , Political Science ,

The women's revolution: what the coup means for gender equality in Myanmar


The women’s revolution: what the coup means for gender equality in Myanmar
A group of women hang rows of traditional ‘htamein’ from ropes before demonstrating against the Burmese military junta’s coup d’état, 8 March.
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A group of women hang rows of traditional ‘htamein’ from ropes before demonstrating against the Burmese military junta’s coup d’état, 8 March.
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A few weeks ago, a strange sight began appearing in the streets of Myanmar (Burma). Women have been hanging their traditional
htamein – the pieces of cloth they wear as skirts – from ropes tied to windows or utility poles, suspending them above the streets like decoration for a parade. Some attach them to sticks and carry them as flags. These women are not simply putting out the laundry; they are protesting the coup d’état staged by the Burmese military on 1 February. ....

Gabrielle Bardall , Khu Shee , Elin Bjarneg , Khin Ohmar , Suu Kyi , University Of Ottawa , Centre For International Policy , Karen Women Organisation , Karen Peace Support Network , Equality Network , Netherlands Institute For Advanced Study , Suu Kyi National League , Assistance Association For Political Prisoners , Aung San Suu , Wah Khu Shee , Karen Women , Radio Free Asia , Gender Equality Network , Wah Khu , Mya Thwe Khine , Assistance Association , National League , Research Fellow , International Policy Studies , Associate Professor , Political Science ,