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China’s Most Infamous Online Beauty Contest Gets an Unexpected Winner
Does a Go player’s crowning as “Hupu Goddess” signal that men in China are choosing brains over looks?
Defending the Field: China’s Female Sports Fans Struggle for Inclusion
Faced with harassment in stadiums and online, female fans of soccer and basketball struggle to find a safe space for their hobby
My Gender Doesn’t Make Me Bad at My Job
Meet the women succeeding in male-dominated industries in China
Just Ad Misogyny: Why Is Sexist Advertising Still Rampant in China?
A collagen drink becomes the latest product in China to be slammed for gender discrimination in advertising
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Play Like a Girl: How Women Forge New Communities Through Sport
Frisbee, rock-climbing, and other trendy pastimes are seeing growing interest from women, who make their own community in these sports
Why Supporters Still Follow a Doomed Sexual Harassment Case
China’s highest-profile sexual harassment case ended in another defeat this week, but its plaintiff and supporters are not giving up
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Nü Perspectives: Striving for Better Female Characters on Chinese Screens
Do female characters in Chinese cinema and TV pass the Bechdel test?
Gender-Based Violence: A Year in the News
After the Tangshan restaurant attack, we look at how discussions about gender permeated news of violent acts in the past year
Below the Belt: Ukraine Crisis Triggers ‘Crotch Nationalism’ in China
Why the war in Ukraine sparked a wave of sexualized comments about female refugees on Chinese social media
The Low Bar for Online Defamation in China
Several women have been falsely accused of promiscuity and “money worship” online, highlighting a lack of legal protection against internet rumors
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