Tsetang, Tibet? As the sun rises over this dusty river valley, Yaji tucks her hair under a New York Yankees baseball cap and throws a shovel over her shoulder. From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., she works on the ...

Tibetans living under Chinese rule continue to face adversities, owing to which many are driven to end their lives. In a recent incident, Gonpo Kyi, the sister of imprisoned Tibetan businessman and ...

Tibet's oldest woman, Arme Tsering(R), celebrates her 118th birthday at home in the northeastern suburbs of Lhasa, March 16, 2009. Tibet's oldest woman, Arme Tsering, celebrated her 118th birthday ...

Probing fingers brushed my hip as I plunged into the crowd of Tibetan pilgrims shuffling around and around the Jokhang Temple. I turned, ready to confront a pickpocket, but instead found a tiny, ...

The Tibetan women's social status has risen substantially since the democratic reform was launched in Tibet 1959. More and more Tibetan women are now able to participate in discussing State affairs.