Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Introduction
1. Gender (In)Equality and China's Economic Transition; Liu Bohong, Li Ling, and Yang Chunyu
2. 'Returning Home' or 'Being Returned Home'?; Song Shaopeng
3. Labor Markets, Gender, and Social Stratification; Tong Xin
4. Gender and Gendered Working Time Rights; Guo Huimin and Li Xiang
5. Urban New Poverty from a Gender Perspective; Jin Yihong
6. Son Preference and The Tradition of Patriarchy in Rural China; LI Huiying
7. The Everyday Lives and Media Representation of Rural Left-behind Women; Zhu Shanjie
8. Gender and Rural Crises in China's Transition Towards a Market Economy; Hu Yukun
9. Village Women's Participation in Local Public Affairs; Guo Xiajuan and Zhang Jing
Synopsis
Over the past four decades in China, economic reforms have resulted in widening social-gender gaps, leading to severe gender inequalities. Using empirical data and in-depth theoretical analysis to critique China's growth-focused development path, this collection of essays closes the gap on what has been an under-discussed issue in Chinese culture.