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Gendered Legacies of Control: How China’s Population Policies Reshaped Women’s Lives

The hukou system, established in the 1950s, required Chinese citizens to be registered in a particular locality at birth and institutionalized a strict division between rural and urban residents.
The New York Times

China Hosts a Summit on Women’s Rights, While Stifling Activism

The conference was billed as a celebration of China’s achievements in supporting women. But the government has mostly wiped out independent advocacy groups. By Vivian Wang Reporting from Beijing China ...
The Nation Newspaper

Writing a new chapter in global women’s development with China’s solutions

In 1995, the Fourth World Conference on Women of the United Nations was successfully held in Beijing. The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, adopted at the conference, has since become a ...
The Diplomat

A UN Conference Can’t Hide China’s Discomfort With Women’s Rights

Thirty years after the landmark Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995, promised to advance women’s rights and empowerment ...
The New York Times

A Chinese Woman Builds a New Career in a Man’s World

new video loaded: A Chinese Woman Builds a New Career in a Man’s World transcript An all-female repair business is challenging gender norms in China and catering to a growing population of single ...