May Sabe Phyu has been the director of the Gender Equality Network in Myanmar since 2011. The network unites 120 civil-society organisations in the fight to prevent violence against women. May Sabe Phyu works to promote confidence-building across different ethnic groups and to improve the circumstances of ethnic minorities in the country, particularly the Kachin. Since the military coup on 1 February 2021, she has spoken out about the specific issues faced by women and has fought for equitable access to justice.