Jessie Lau is a London-based writer and award-winning journalist from Hong Kong
I’m an independent writer and journalist telling global stories with an intersectional feminist approach. I’ve spent the past decade covering human rights, politics and culture from Asia, Europe and the United States. My work has appeared in The Guardian, Los Angeles Review of Books, BBC, Times Literary Supplement, The Economist, CNN and many more publications.
I’m founder of New Tide, Britain’s only East and Southeast Asian journalism network, head of the magazine team at NüVoices, a non-profit supporting women working on China topics, and contributing editor at Translator, a publication of translated journalism. I was shortlisted for the Philip Hoare Prize for creative non-fiction and my reporting has been recognised by the World Association of News Publishers. Feel free to reach out and learn more
Featured stories
Hong Kong's embattled gender movement is coming under fire amid Beijing's national security crackdown
With new leader, the future for progressive politics looks more challenging - for feminists in Hong Kong, it was already bleak
How a Taiwan influencer raised €140K for a Lithuanian ‘crisis pregnancy centre’
After Lithuania sent COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan, Jill Chang inadvertently directed her followers to a controversial ‘crisis pregnancy centre’ in Vilnius
Will new Olympics rules exclude or include transgender athletes?
Backlash against transgender and non-binary competitors in Tokyo has highlighted the problems preventing inclusion in sports at all levels
‘The world has become bigger’: fighting for trans rights in Hong Kong
Despite its cosmopolitanism, Hong Kong society still holds conservative views on gender and sexuality. But a new generation is changing this.
Myanmar’s Women Are on the Front Lines Against the Junta
Protesters are using the military's fear of women against it
Who is the real Mulan?
The current film has sparked a fierce fight over Mulan’s soul: what she should represent, both as a symbol for women and for Chinese-ness
Hong Kong Is Still Waiting for Its Feminist Uprising
Women and girls in the ongoing protest movement are up against a deeply unequal society