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Analysis: Amendments to Taiwan's Gender Equality Laws, One Year On
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3/7/2025
It's been one year since Taiwan amended its gender equality laws to crack down on sexual harassment. But how much difference have the amendments made? TaiwanPlus speaks to Darice Chang, a women’s rights activist based in Taipei.
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It's been a year since Taiwan made changes to its gender equality laws.
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How do you view the results of those changes?
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Obviously, we're very pleased that the laws have been passed.
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These laws ensure that there are additional protections for victims.
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The penalties have been increased and also it shows that society as a whole and the state
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in particular prioritizes women and minorities' rights in terms of if things happen and they're
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able to report things.
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However, the legal reforms primarily address the formal mechanisms that are in place, so
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they don't really address the underlying societal issues that allowed these incidents to take
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place in the first place.
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However, this is not to say that there hasn't been any change whatsoever within civil society
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or on a societal front.
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So for example, we can see that there are more victims who are willing to come forth
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after the MeToo movement.
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In addition, there have been improvements within Taiwanese civil society to create environments
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that prioritize and have a better understanding of gender-based violence and power-based violence
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due to the MeToo movement that occurred last year.
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