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March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Guyana, Iceland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1

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March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1

"Fearing significant downturns in revenue stemming from pandemic-related restrictions, and witnessing widespread unemployment during the pandemic, traffickers in Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Ghana, and Türkiye—including some with connections to the People’s Republic of China (PRC)—saw an opportunity. They used fake job listings to recruit adults and children from dozens of countries, including...Taiwan..." (64). "In 2022, Taiwan located and repatriated hundreds of individuals from cyber scam operations in Cambodia and indicted dozens of Taiwanese individuals allegedly complicit in their initial recruitment" (65). According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Taiwan ranks as a Tier 1 country (85). The report notes that while Taiwan continues to meet the...more
March 25, 2024, 6:50 p.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as a source: Civil Code, Arts. 1005, 1017, 1018, and 1030-1 (2).
March 16, 2024, 1:13 a.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5

"Tiantianle (天天樂), the country's last remaining legal bordello, located on Lane 99, Minquan Road in Taoyuan City's Taoyuan District, has recently seen a steady decline in clients partly due to competition from illegal prostitution" (para 2). If illegal prostitution is thriving to the point that legal prostitution is losing out on the market, it must mean that enforcement of the laws against illegal prostitution is severely lacking (MCP - CODER COMMENT).
March 16, 2024, 1:13 a.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"A 2011 amendment to the Social Order Maintenance Act allows local governments to set up special zones to legally manage the sex trade, but many years have passed and no county or city in Taiwan has set up such a zone, resulting in penalization of both prostitutes and patrons as there are no legal places for them to engage in the sex trade" (para 7).
March 16, 2024, 1:12 a.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: IRP-LAW-6

"Is there mandatory registration? No - sex workers and brothels operating in designated red light districts may be required to get licenses, unsure what actual text of law says, but as yet no designated red light districts created" (para 4).
March 16, 2024, 1:12 a.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: IRP-LAW-4

"Is there mandatory registration? No - sex workers and brothels operating in designated red light districts may be required to get licenses, unsure what actual text of law says, but as yet no designated red light districts created" (para 5). "If sex work is regulated, is it in line with other work, or are the regulations unfair or overly restrictive? Regulations are overly restrictive - local authorities not obliged to allow sex work businesses, can refuse to designate red light district thereby keeping sex work illegal. Likely that mandatory health checks and licenses required to operate sex work business in designated red light districts" (para 6).
March 16, 2024, 1:12 a.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"Is selling sex criminalised? If sex work occurs in designated red light districts then it is legal but if it occurs outside of these areas then it is illegal. In reality since the law changed in 2011 to allow red light districts no local authorities have complied and set any up so sex work is still de facto illegal. Reports from August 2017 said Mayor of Taipei was considering designating red light zone, but nothing could be found on this subsequently so likely did not follow through. Further reports in June 2020 stated that councillors in Changhua County were proposing to establish a legal red light district in their area....more
March 9, 2024, 5:19 p.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: DV-DATA-1

According to 2023 data from the OECD, the percentage of women in Chinese Taipei who have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life is 25% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Moldova, Oman, Palestine, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Russia, Taiwan
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1

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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:23 a.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: MMR-DATA-1

"In 2021, Taiwan’s maternal mortality rate was 14 deaths per 100,000 live births. When compared to the 2017 rates among the 185 member states of the World Health Organization, Taiwan ranks 49th, with the mortality rate lower than that of 137 countries" (para 2).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:53 p.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2

According to 2022 data from Taiwan's Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics Executive Yuan (DGBAS) Manpower Survey published by the national Ministry of Labor, Taiwan's female employment to population ratio was 49.7% in 2022 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:43 p.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

The line chart titled "Life expectancy at birth (year)" shows that average life expectancy in Taiwan as of 2021 was 77.67 years for men and 84.25 years for women (para 3).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: BR-SCALE-1

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Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Portugal, Taiwan
Variables: BR-DATA-1

"7.8 births per 1000 population"
June 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Croatia, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Uzbekistan
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2

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June 17, 2023, 12:49 p.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: IAD-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following at the source: Civil Code, Arts. 1138 and 1141.
June 17, 2023, 12:49 p.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: IAW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), female and male surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets The WBL database cites the following at the source: Civil Code, Art. 1144.
June 17, 2023, 12:49 p.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: LO-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), the law does not prohibit discrimination in access to credit based on gender. The WBL database cites the following at the source: no source provided. According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), a woman can sign a contract in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following at the source: no source provided. According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), a woman can register a business in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following at the source: no source provided. According to the "Women, Business...more
May 6, 2023, 12:50 p.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-1

"In many cases, however, the adultery law has become a way to secure more attractive divorce settlements, with cases withdrawn after couples agree to settle out of court. Kuan said this reflected deep problems within Taiwan’s civil courts. 'Why would you use this criminal procedure to get money? I think that’s the failure of the civil court: you can’t get as much money for their alimony or other compensation,' she said." (para 18-20).
May 6, 2023, 12:23 p.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1, IAD-LAW-1

"The price of real estate is too expensive for most citizens in Taiwan, especially in Taipei. Real estate is frequently one of the major issues in family matters of allocating inheritance. In Cathy’s case, she had difficulties communicating with Andy because he thought a female successor had no rights to inherit real estate. Some people in Taiwan have the wrong perception that only male successors can inherit real estate, yet this is not the case. Both male and female successors have absolutely equal rights to family inheritance if no will has been left by the deceased. Since Cathy could not negotiate with Andy about how to allocate Mr Wang’s inheritance,...more
May 6, 2023, 11:56 a.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1

"As the number of female entrepreneurs in Taiwan continues to rise — with women making up 20.6 per cent of the country’s business owners — Cecily Pan, co-founder of organic skincare brand Inna Organic, describes how Taiwan creates an environment for female entrepreneurship" (para 1). "Today’s increased access to technology, education and disposable income has led women worldwide to lead more independent, empowered lives. Taiwan is no exception... Where Taiwan sets itself apart is in its legal empowerment of women. Ranked as the top country in Asia in giving men and women equal rights, Taiwan is also setting an example when it comes to female political leadership. Women account for...more
May 4, 2023, 5:14 p.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: IAD-LAW-1

"Heirs to property other than the spouse come in thefollowing order: (1) lineal descendants by blood, (2) parents, (3) siblings, and (4) grandparents. Where there are several heirs of the same order, they inherit in equal shares as per capita" (3).
May 4, 2023, 5:12 p.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: LO-LAW-1, ATDW-LAW-1, IAW-LAW-1

"There is no concept of civil union or community property in Taiwan. Couples can only share or inherit property belonging to the other through marriage or valid wills" (3).
May 4, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

"Before or during marriage, spouses may choose to sign a prenuptial or post-nuptial agreement to select one of two property regimes: Community Property or Separate Property. In the absence of a contract between the spouses in which they choose a regime, the Statutory Property Regime shall apply. Under the Statutory Property Regime, property of the spouses will be separated into two groups: property acquired before marriage and property acquired during marriage. In general, property acquired prior to marriage will remain under the sole ownership of the respective spouse, and property acquired during marriage will be owned by both spouses jointly. Any property which cannot be proven to be property acquired...more
March 16, 2023, 12:39 p.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8

"I interviewed locals in Xiamen, including a television producer who established a local television channel geared towards Taiwanese people living in Xiamen. Some of the most fruitful of my interviews took place in 'The Way'; a local home converted into a bar that was frequented by local residents. I spoke weekly with the owner, his uncle and his cousin, about my research and they were instrumental in providing me an entry point for speaking with their customers in an environment where many local men and women felt more at ease to voice their critical views about relationships between Taiwanese men and local women. [...] My primary contacts here were Zhi...more