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The Female-Perspective Films Enriching Chinese Cinema
Discover five recent female-centered films and the women directors behind them
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The Rise of Female Perspectives in China’s Movie Industry
The female pioneers of China’s film industry and how they’re continuing to bring important, fresh perspectives to the big screen
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Her Havens: The Struggle Over Female-Only Spaces
Female-only spaces are proliferating, but not everybody is happy about it
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Defending the Field: China’s Female Sports Fans Struggle for Inclusion
Faced with harassment in stadiums and online, female fans of soccer and basketball struggle to find a safe space for their hobby
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The Sun Rises: New Novel Gives Genderfluid Take on the Ming Dynasty
Asian-Australian author Shelley Parker-Chan’s “She Who Became the Sun” may not be historically accurate, but that’s not the main reason to read it
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The Road to Consent Culture in China
Brutal assault in Tangshan renews calls for better education on sexual consent in China
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China’s “Sex and the City” Rethinks Female Portrayal on TV
Despite its corny name, highly rated new series “Delicious Romance” is shattering years of shallow female characterization on television
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The Life of a Female Bus Driver in China
“I’ve spent two-thirds of my life on the road”: A female tour bus driver speaks about working away from home and being a minority in a male-dominated field
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Feminine Beauty Brings Disaster
Ding Xuan has some really sexist, really dumb ideas about young women
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Meet the Chinese Woman Who Became History’s Greatest Pirate
Beardless, brilliant, and Chinese—Zheng Yi Sao fought off navies and amassed a huge fortune
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