Women Out on the Street for a New Burma

Images of women in Myanmar (Burma) participating in the protests against the military coup

Brief Description

Women have been an integral part of the upcoming movement in Myanmar, often being on the frontline in spite of the danger of being killed, wounded, arrested, tortured, and the increased risk of sexual harassment and violence. Women challenge the dictatorship as well as the patriarchal norms, misogyny, and sexism rooted at its core. The idea of impurity of women and their relegation to the domestic domain has been confronted by exposing “feminine” attributes in public. The collection showed how wide-spreads, diverse and empowering women’s leadership and participation has been and continues to be in opposition to the Tatmadaw (military).

Photos were taken by a collective of recent graduates in journalism in Burma who have been covering the protests from all around the country under the umbrella of the Myanmar Project and collected by the members of the institute of the women’s league of Burma.

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Three-finger salute in
support of the protest by
health care professionals

Students march in support
of the National Unity Government
while holding Eugenia plants
, an auspicious symbol of victory

Lighting up candles to comme
morate the victims of police
and army repression

Convincing employees to
join the CDM in front of
the Myanmar Economic Bank

Protesters refuse the organization
of a new election announced
by the SAC regime in 'one
to two years'

Giving a speech by a
woman in downtown Yangon
during Thanaka Day

Refusing to repeat the election
and call for the international
community to take action

Holding the flag of the Ta'ang,
Kachin and Shan ethnic groups
to advocate for self-determination

Demonstration in Muse,
Shan State: protesters call
to free Aung San Suu Kyi

Protesters refuse to repeat the
election and call for the international
community to take action

Wearing a red ribbon in support
of the Civil Disobedience
Movement by women in Thandwe

Holding the same message in
English and in Burmese calling for
democracy and peace

Three-finger salute and wearing
the red ribbon to show their
support for the CDM

Gathering in front of the
temple by Women in Thandwe,
southern Rakhine state

Joining the General Strike in
Karenni State

Join the General Strike in Karenni State

Joining the general strike by
Pa-O Women's Union’ Members,
raising the sign “Women
are more than just bodies”

Joining the general strike to
end dictatorship in Shan State
by Pa-O Women's Members

Joining the general strike
to end the military coup

Three fingers salute in
front of the police station

Spraying-paint the face of
junta leader Min Aung Hlaing to
delay the assaults of armed forces

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