These papers were presented at the Second World Conference on Women’s Studies, hosted by the International Institute of Knowledge Management, May 5-6, 2016 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. This conference highlighted the insights of Southeast Asian feminists scholar-activities who made contributions to global knowledge of the region’s challenges and achievements regarding gender equality. These papers explored a diverse array of topics. Among other things, these papers examined young Cambodian women’s expression of self-determination and agency through zines, increasing visibility and contributions of female artists in various parts of India, analyses of Indian laws pertaining to sexual harassment and domestic violence, the role of university education for Pakistani young women’s understanding of their social status. These topics illustrate how local and regional variations impact feminism, a global phenomenon. These articles provide insight for scholars in the West to challenge assumptions that progress flows from the “West to the rest”, or from North to South, or from “developed” to “developing” nations.