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Struggles for women’s rights, and the state’s responses, have shifted over the history of the People’s Republic of China. In an initial period of socialist state feminism, the Chinese Communist Party celebrated “women’s liberation” and offered child-friendly services to facilitate women’s (...)
Contemporary beauty culture in China blends traditional Chinese culture with modern aesthetics and global influences.
Over the course of the last century, Western beauty ideals – thinness, light skin, large breasts, large eyes, a small nose and high cheekbones – have seeped into countries (...)
“We must stay in solidarity with Chinese women who risk their safety and their lives. Support for a new wave of feminist struggles on the call of the progressive forces in the countries around China is necessary.”
In China, gender equality which is enshrined in the country’s constitution is (...)
The crime says just as much about the system as the perpetrator. Both are guilty.
A video about a chained woman on 27 January in Feng County, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, went viral over the internet, and then in three weeks the number of hits on the online subject of “Xuzhou chained woman” reached billions. The government censorship responded by deleting most of these posts, but the spontaneous and collective effort of Chinese (...)
• Campaigners against sexual assault say the case is heartening despite the silencing of discussion inside the country
• ‘Revealing the dark side of top party officials … means a lot,’ activist says
It was a click that was heard around the world.
Early last month, the send button (...)
This essay is an adaptation of Xianzi’s presentation at the online workshop “(Self)censorship, Social Activism, and Chinese Feminist Scholarship” organized by Zeng Jinyan on 10 July 2020. The essay was translated by Scott Savitt and edited by Malcolm Thompson.
From the start of the Chinese (...)
Analysis: public opinion shifting, but reaction from authorities may have related more to crackdown on fame culture
It felt like a turning point. The arrest of one of China’s biggest pop stars on rape allegations had raised hopes that authorities were finally addressing the country’s #MeToo (...)
Song by Tan Weiwei, one of the nation’s favourite performers, appears to reference high-profile instances of violence against women
In the torrent of comments below the video of Tan Weiwei’s latest single, one summed up the burgeoning anger of Chinese women: “The roar of the times should (...)
The majority of medical staff in China’s hospitals are women, and during the coronavirus (covid-19) outbreak, it has been women who have been at the forefront of the battle to contain the epidemic.
In Shanghai, more than 90 percent of the nurses and 50 percent of the doctors combating the (...)
Despite suspicion from authorities about grassroots activism, the courts and policymakers are starting to respond
Liu Li has spent the past year fighting what many said would be a losing battle. Inspired by a flood of MeToo accounts that emerged in China, last year she brought a lawsuit (...)
Huang arrested in Guangzhou for allegedly ‘picking quarrels and provoking trouble’.
A leading Chinese feminist has been arrested in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou for allegedly disturbing public order, sources familiar with the case said on Thursday. Two sources said Sophia Huang (...)
CHINESE WOMEN STILL face perilous conditions in society and the workplace, often falling victim to sexual harassment and discrimination of various kinds.
• Women are discriminated against in job applications. Research conducted by Human Rights Watch found that almost 20% of civil service (...)
More than 20 women have come out with allegations against former bosses, acquaintances, and colleagues in the last week
AChinese anti-discrimination campaigner, an environmentalist, three journalists, an academic, two badminton coaches, and one of China’s most watched television hosts. These (...)
As the #MeToo movement has swept America, it has also made waves in greater China. On the mainland, the most widely publicized incident involved Luo Xixi’s allegation in a January 2018 Weibo post that her professor at Beihang University, Chen Xiaowu, sexually harassed her over a decade ago. (...)
A chronicle of important milestones in the CSO and academic movement against domestic violence in China. This listing highlights the role of CSOs and their foreign supporters and omits some important initiatives by informal campaigns and by groups not associated with the CSO or university milieu. Nevertheless it is a valuable resource for understanding the development of an effective movement against domestic violence in China. This article was prepared by one of the leading legal firms (...)
The #metoo protest against sexual harassment is spreading across Chinese universities. A petition of alumni from more than 60 universities is rapidly gathering signatures. The problem is well known: One 2016 study estimated that 70% of students have experienced or observed sexual assault. But (...)
New legislation and the growth of women’s rights groups is only very slowly impacting on widespread gender-based violence. Many officials still don’t take women’s complaints seriously, or prioritise mediation and family harmony before protection of women and children.
A Lian was held (...)
Editor’s Note
For this year’s International Women’s Day, we interviewed Feng Yuan, a well-known feminist activist who has been promoting gender equality since the eighties. Feng Yuan is the co-founder of Equality (Beijing), an NGO for women’s rights and gender equality. She has jointly facilitated several women’s NGO initiatives, such as the Media Monitor Network for Women (1996-), the Gender and (...)
Pity China’s ‘bare branches’: unmarried men stuck between tradition and capitalism
Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, is a highlight in Chinese society. But for many young people, the joy of vacation and family reunion is mixed with questions from parents and relatives about their (...)
From the Late Qing Dynasty to the Early Republican Period: The Origins of China’s Feminist Movements
The Chinese have traditionally used the yin-yang philosophy to explain the ‘natural’ phenomena of gender relations, conveniently creating a power relation dominated by the yang, or males. (...)
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