Tag: Gender equality

Women Power Up? Not Yet

Decades after Mao Zedong claimed that “women hold up half the sky”, the women’s rights movement in China is facing challenges. Ke Qianting at The Global Times says that cultural and systematic elements as well as the lack of gender education in schools are impeding women’s development. Melissa Korn at the Wall Street Journal gives a detailed account of the discrimination ag

October 21, 2012 9:23 PM

China’s Gender Gap Reaches from Rural Areas to Cities

A recent report found that China is home to the highest number of female self-made entrepreneurs in the world. While this

May 20, 2013 1:25 PM

Women Protest Gynaecology Checks for Civil Servants

This week in Wuhan, a handful of female college students protested against invasive gynecological tests required for civi

November 29, 2012 9:43 PM

Bachelor Padding

In Foreign Policy, Roseann Lake looks at the complicated social and economic factors that have led to China’s real

October 1, 2012 11:38 AM

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