This casebook investigates how diverse writers from across East, South, and Southeast Asia and their diasporas have engaged with the struggle for gender justice. Each chapter analyzes works of literature originally written in Bengali, Chinese, English, Indonesian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Marathi, Thai, and Vietnamese.Aimed at both specialists and nonspecialists, addresses such subjects as gender imparity in male-dominated professions; the lives of migrant sex workers and caregivers; the fight against reproductive, family, non-partner, and intimate partner violence; and norms of shame and silence surrounding violence against women. Informed by the author's deep knowledge of literature, history, culture, law, and social conditions, this book will be a resource for instructors and students in gender studies, women's studies, ethnic studies, Asian studies, Asian American studies, Asian diaspora studies, comparative literature, and world literature.This volume contains discussion of the following authors and works: Sarbjit Kaur Athwal, ; Cho Namjoo, ; Dạ Ngân, ; Ally Dalijo, "My Employer"; Kishwar Desai, and ; Selina Hossain, "Motijan's Daughters"; Saba Imtiaz, ; Itō Shiori, ; Meena Kandasamy, ; Kawakami Mieko, ; Ratna Khaerudina, "Susi"; Kim Soom, ; Li Ang, ; Ma Jian, ; Tisa Muhaddes, "Over and Over Again"; Murata Sayaka, ; Shabnam Nadiya, "Teacher Shortage"; Pak Wansŏ, "An Episode at Dusk, 2"; Patigül, ; Duanwad Pimwana, "Men's Rights"; Wena Poon, "Development"; Mey Son Sotheary, "My Sister"; Claire Tham, "The Gunpowder Trail"; Marianne Villanueva, "The Mayor of the Roses"; Wang Nanfu and Zhang Jialing, ; Watanabe Jun'ichi, ; Zhou Daxin, .