Category: Gender

Gender, Health, Marriage, sex, Society

The Big Snip: The Men Making Vasectomies Go Viral in China


SHANGHAI — In July 2023, Liu Luyang walked into a hospital and changed his life in 30 minutes. Two small incisions made him part of a statistic so rare it barely registers: 0.02%, joining the fraction of men in China who choose vasectomies. That staggering figure was only the start. Liu turned the camera on himself, transforming a quiet act of rebellion into a public … Continue reading The Big Snip: The Men Making Vasectomies Go Viral in China

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Gender, lifestyle

Women Take a Stand in China’s Youth Fishing Craze


SHANGHAI — In her hat, mask, long pants, and long sleeves to shield herself from the sun, 30-year-old Chen Yawen doesn’t fit the image many in China have of an angler. But beside a pond at a “fishing experience center” in downtown Shanghai, she assembled her black Shimano brand fishing rod with the precision of a professional, threading the line and carefully selecting a lure. … Continue reading Women Take a Stand in China’s Youth Fishing Craze

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Business, Culture, Gender

The Bookstore Giving Shanghai’s Women a Room of Their Own


SHANGHAI — Wang Xia still denies that she runs Shanghai’s only feminist bookstore. When she started the business in 2020, she claims that she didn’t even know what the term meant. “The word ‘feminism’ was very unfamiliar to me,” Wang tells Sixth Tone. “I still insist that my bookstore is a women-themed bookstore.” For Wang, running the business has been quite an education. It has … Continue reading The Bookstore Giving Shanghai’s Women a Room of Their Own

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Culture, Education, Gender

In China, Millions of Women Never Learned to Read. Can TikTok Help?


At first glance, Liu Bingxia’s lesson looks like any regular Chinese class: The 47-year-old stands in front of a blackboard, reading out the characters she has neatly written in white chalk. “Siji — driver,” she says, then calls on students to repeat the word back to her. But Liu is no ordinary teacher. Each of her online lessons is attended by thousands of people from all … Continue reading In China, Millions of Women Never Learned to Read. Can TikTok Help?

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Culture, Education, Gender, Media

In ‘Involuted’ China, Eating Disorders Are a Hidden


SHANGHAI — At the entrance to a packed gallery stands a female figure dressed in a pretty white dress. Her body is covered in abusive messages scrawled in red and black ink. “You’re ugly,” “Your waist is too big,” “You look like a pig,” the notes read. The artwork is part of a landmark exhibition in China titled “Anti Body-Shaming,” which opened in Shanghai on … Continue reading In ‘Involuted’ China, Eating Disorders Are a Hidden

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