It’s not easy being a famous woman, especially in China. In a post that went viral yesterday on Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter, Chinese model and singer Lu Jing, who describes herself as possessing “the most …
Read MoreTranslation: The Sorrow Of Chinese Women
Recent chatter about the status and rights of women on [blogging site] Douban and Weibo [China's Twitter] has prompted me to say something. I think of my maternal grandmother, who’s never getting along with my oldest …
Read MoreNetizen Rips China’s Blogosphere: Men Think Women Are Sex Tools, Fear Our Success
With gender suddenly a hot issue in China, anger over sex discrimination has generated what can only be called a world-class smackdown on Chinese social media. China’s media and blogosphere have roiled with the recent …
Read MoreNetizen Rips China's Blogosphere: Men Think Women Are Sex Tools, Fear Our Success
With gender suddenly a hot issue in China, anger over sex discrimination has generated what can only be called a world-class smackdown on Chinese social media. China’s media and blogosphere have roiled with the recent …
Read MoreBBC TV Interviews Editor David Wertime re: Women's Rights in China
It’s the offensive tweet that ricocheted around the world in just days. After a spate of recent incidents of sexual harassment and indecency, the Shanghai subway system took to Weibo, China’s Twitter, to tweet word …
Read MoreBBC TV Interviews Editor David Wertime re: Women’s Rights in China
It’s the offensive tweet that ricocheted around the world in just days. After a spate of recent incidents of sexual harassment and indecency, the Shanghai subway system took to Weibo, China’s Twitter, to tweet word …
Read MoreAfter Forcible Abortion, Local Government Brands Father "Traitor" For Talking to Reporter
Somehow, the local government in Zhenping County just made matters worse. After making international news two weeks ago by forcibly aborting a seven and a half month old fetus after a local woman violated China’s …
Read MoreAfter Forcible Abortion, Local Government Brands Father “Traitor” For Talking to Reporter
Somehow, the local government in Zhenping County just made matters worse. After making international news two weeks ago by forcibly aborting a seven and a half month old fetus after a local woman violated China’s …
Read MoreShanghai Subway Tells Scantily Clad Women To Expect Sexual Harassment
Can’t stand the heat? Want to make a statement and wear something revealing? You may wish to avoid Shanghai’s subway. It’s a bizarre incident that showcases just how far women’s rights still have to go …
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