Disability, Sexuality, and Gender in Asia

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.

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

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