Feminism in China

The Communist Youth League of China said “extreme feminism” had become a “malignant tumour” after people criticised the organisation for a social media post that may not have included women.

An intermediate court in southern China ordered an unnamed company to pay a pregnant staff 48,146 yuan (US$7,560) after it fired her for dozing off on overnight shifts.

Chinese women comprise the world’s third-largest consumer market – close to the combined retail markets of Germany, France and the United Kingdom – and have reshaped the nation’s economic trajectory.

Yoon Suk-yeol won last week’s election by the thinnest of margins after appealing to young men who feel threatened by women’s rights. Feminists say momentum is on their side.

Artists, poets, lawyers and netizens have expressed shock about the plight of rural women sold to men and anger over authorities’ failure to protect.

Years of slow but steady progress for women are at risk of being pushed back as the top two presidential frontrunners fight for what they see as a crucial ‘male’ vote.

Nation sees increase in rushed nuptials while parliament committee debates Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill 2021; critics say gender equality and reduction in number of child marriages are better served by improved education, not ‘coercive law’.

bell hooks gained acclaim for works examining the impact of sexism and racism on Black women, as well as racism within feminism.

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai’s union with a fellow Pakistani at age 24 has sparked debate on whether one can be a feminist and marry young.