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This book introduces experiential knowledge of the intersectionality of disability, sexuality, and gender equality issues. Scholars and disabled persons' organizations (DPOs) in Asian countries such as China, Vietnam, Myanmar, Nepal, and Japan have contributed, aiming to increase local DPOs' and NGOs' capabilities in utilizing human rights laws.
List of contents
Introduction
PART I An overview on the situation of persons with disabilities in Asia 1 Stigma faced by people with disabilities in Vietnam
INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES OF SOCIETY, ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENT (ISEE)
2 Understanding women with disabilities in China in the global context
LUANJIAO HU
3 Employment status of visually impaired women in Nepal
SARITA LAMICHHANE
4 Survey report on discrimination on disabilities and SOGIE in Myanmar
WAI WAI AUNG
PART II Intersectional identities
5 Body image, gender, and disability in Chinese community services
YUJIAO PENG
6 Difficulties disabled women in Japan face with regard to love, marriage, and reproduction
NAOKO KAWAGUCHI
7 Construction of disability identity through social media among women with disabilities
YUE XU, CHENGQING SHEN, JIANI GUO, AND WEI TONG
8 Working mothers' family-work conflict and care decisions in Chinese families of children with autism
XUEHUI LI, SHIXIN HUANG, LUANJIAO HU, AND DONG DONG
PART III Sexuality, body autonomy, and gender-based violence
9 Sexual liberation of disabled people: Voluntary sex services by Hand Angels
CARMEN YAU
10 The situation in sexual reproductive health rights of women with disabilities in Nepal
RAMA DHAKAL
11 Gender-based violence against women with disabilities: Prevalence and experience
CARMEN YAU
12 Voice and empowerment: Addressing and preventing domestic violence against women with disabilities
YUAN FENG AND YANG HAO
Annex: Relevant international human rights instruments
RIVER HUSTAD
Index
About the author
Wanhong Zhang earned his PhD in Law from Wuhan University School of Law, Wuhan, China, where he now holds the position of Professor of Jurisprudence. He studies and teaches in the legal areas related to human rights, public interest, and civil society. He is the pioneer of rights-based disability studies in China and founding editor-in-chief of
Disability Rights Studies in China.
Elisabeth Perioli Bjørnstøl studied Chinese language at Fudan University from 1995 to 1997. She holds a bachelor's degree in Chinese studies from the University of Oslo and a master's degree from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) with specialization in international law, international relations, and Chinese foreign policy.
Peng Ding earned his PhD in Law from Wuhan University School of Law, Wuhan, China. He is currently overseeing a registered NGO in Wuhan and has committed to human rights research and advocacy for more than 10 years.
Wei Gao obtained her master's degrees in Law Theories from Wuhan University and in Human Rights Law from Central European University. She is currently a researcher on international human rights law. She previously worked as a researcher and programme manager with Wuhan East-Lake Institute for Social Advancement in Wuhan, China.
Hanxu Liu is a PhD researcher at the Department of International and European Law at the Faculty of Law, Maastricht University. She previously worked as a project coordinator at Wuhan University Public Interest and Development Law Institute and later as a part-time researcher at Wuhan East-Lake Institute for Social Advancement in Wuhan, China.
Yijun Liu is a senior researcher at Wuhan East-Lake Institute for Social Advancement, a registered NGO in Wuhan. Her research field is disability and gender. She graduated from Wuhan University Law School.
Summary
This book introduces experiential knowledge of the intersectionality of disability, sexuality, and gender equality issues. Scholars and disabled persons’ organizations (DPOs) in Asian countries such as China, Vietnam, Myanmar, Nepal, and Japan have contributed, aiming to increase local DPOs' and NGOs' capabilities in utilizing human rights laws.
