feminism

What's the state of feminism in America? From abortion to trans rights to beauty, liberals and conservatives clash over the most polarizing issues facing women today.

99.81% of the entire population of Pakistan holds at least one sexist bias. This documentary looks at the reasons behind the prevalence of such notions, and also the ways in which they are challenged by the iconic Aurat (women) March.

99.81% of Pakistan holds at least one sexist bias. VICE looks at the reasons behind the prevalence of such notions and how they are challenged by the women of Pakistan.

During Japanese occupation, thousands of Southeast Asian women were forced to serve as sex workers. But on one tiny island in Indonesia, local women resisted by heavily tattooing themselves. VICE traveled to meet the last tattooed women of Timor.

City of Doms, a striptease cruise that features both femme and aggressive dancers (à la 'Magic Mike'), has been making waves on the lesbian circuit for a few years.

In Indonesia, a new front is fighting to popularize polygamy, a controversial practice, even in this Muslim-majority nation. VICE travels to West Java to meet the people behind this movement.

For Ramadan, VICE tagged along with a group of middle-aged Indonesian housewives on their trip to see a badass fellow mom and Muslim preacher, Mamah Dedeh, in action.

VICE's Katyusha Methanisa meets the movie effects pro behind "Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts."

During Mao's reign, ambitious women in China were idolized. Today, unmarried women are denounced as "leftovers".