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The Year in Her Words: China’s Top Feminist News of 2024
From sanitary pad controversies to a rural woman’s extraordinary fight for justice, here are the top feminist stories of the year
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
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
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
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”
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
The Pushback Against Invasive Sexual Health Exams in China
Chinese women are speaking up about pain and shame on the gynecologist’s table
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?
Her Havens: The Struggle Over Female-Only Spaces
Female-only spaces are proliferating, but not everybody is happy about it
2023: A Year in Feminist News
Eight noteworthy stories from a tumultuous year for gender-based news and developments in China
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