How People Live in Contemporary China

FEMINISM

Leveling the Playing Field: China’s Female Gamers Struggle for Recognition

Although women account for almost half of all gamers in China, sexism is still rampant in China’s gaming scene

By Yang Tingting (杨婷婷) November 19, 2024

BUSINESS, FEMINISM

Why Is China Struggling to Find More Female Maintenance Workers Amid Surging Demand?

Women in China are calling for more representation in door-to-door maintenance, yet those already in the field continue to face societal discrimination

By Ana Chen (陈若云) November 12, 2024

GALLERY, FEMINISM

Wool and Wounds: How Art Gave a Chinese Mother Her Voice Back

Through wool and raw honesty, needle felt artist Zhang Xian captures the unseen struggles of new mothers while reclaiming her own identity

By Ye Yuan October 31, 2024

BOOKS, FEMINISM

The Feminine Critique: Women and the Absent Men in Chinese Family Life

Award-winning writer Yao Emei portrays the dark, brutally honest reality of women’s struggles in Chinese families, often due to men, in her latest short story collection, “The Unfilial”

By Hayley Zhao August 29, 2024

FEMINISM, SPORTS

The Mermaid: How China’s First Female Olympian Paid the Price of Fame

Yeung Sau-king was the first female athlete to represent China at the 1936 Olympics (and also a journalist and spy), but not even medals could protect her from tabloid rumors and misogyny

By Ruiwen Zhang (张睿雯) & Evan Taylor August 8, 2024

FEMINISM, HEALTH

The Pushback Against Invasive Sexual Health Exams in China

Chinese women are speaking up about pain and shame on the gynecologist’s table

By Ana Chen (陈若云) July 25, 2024

FEMINISM

K-Pop Roadshows: A Space for Liberation or Objectification?

Public K-pop dance performances are growing in popularity in China, but does their proliferation point to female empowerment or the perpetuation of the male gaze?

By Venla Tang June 28, 2024