How is gender equality in China?

Audrey Jiajia Li says the glaring absence of women in top national decision-making bodies, and a culture where sexism and misogyny still thrive, mean female empowerment in China still has a long way to go. read more

Until 1978, China was a socialist planned economy that promoted gender equality. After embarking on economic reforms in the 1990s and early 2000s, gender inequality in Chinese labor markets emerged as a significant economic and social issue. read more

Maoism, Gender Equality, and Contradictions. There is a long history to China’s women’s rights movement beginning with the fall of the traditional imperialist political structure and the rise of Mao Zedong. read more

In 1995, China hosted the Fourth World Conference on Women, which produced the Beijing Platform for Action, a document outlining concrete measures to achieve gender equality worldwide. Last week, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon declared “Women are not just victims; they are agents of progress and change,” at the 59th meeting of the UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York. read more