Jessie Lau is a writer and journalist from Hong Kong, now in London
Hi there—I’m a freelance writer and multi-platform journalist telling global stories with an intersectional feminist approach. I’ve spent the past decade covering identity, politics, human rights and culture from Asia, Europe and the United States. My essays and reportage have appeared in The Guardian, Los Angeles Review of Books, CNN, The Economist, WIRED and many others. Previously, I worked as a reporter and producer for the BBC World Service, Channel 4 News and SCMP.
A persistent generalist with expertise on China and Asia, I’m most interested in transnational stories grappling with gender, race, and empire. I’m head of the magazine editorial team at the global feminist non-profit NüVoices, as well as contributing editor at Translator, a publication of translated journalism. I also founded New Tide Media Network, a UK-based ESEA journalism community. Read a selection of my stories below + commission/pitch me here!

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

Facing censorship at home, Chinese feminists are sounding the alarm over Peng Shuai abroad
Amid crackdowns on #MeToo whistleblowers, Chinese feminists in the UK and US are creating communities to fight against sexism and racism

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