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Awakening ‘the lesbian factor’: Young Chinese women are ditching boyfriends and entering same-sex relationships
Frustrated by emotionally unavailable men, a growing cohort of educated young women in China are experimenting with dating other women, whom they say can better fulfill their emotional needs.
Dragon boat association blasted online for ‘no women’ rule
“Stop using ancient rituals as an excuse for your sexism. It’s time to let old things that don’t make sense die.”
Chinese social media comments on Ukrainian women provoke backlash
On Chinese social media, reactions to Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine varied from disbelief to outrage to support and everything in between. But misogynistic comments about potential Ukrainian refugees began trending — and extended beyond the virtual borders of the Chinese internet.
China Women’s Asian Cup victory sets off impassioned calls for equal pay and end to sexist coverage
The Chinese women’s national soccer team is a consistent top performer and a fan favorite, but they earn much less than the men’s team which is famous mostly for losing.
EDG’s League of Legends win exposes ugly side of gaming world
Seasoned players in China say the gaming world is rife with casual misogyny and discrimination. EDG’s recent win, while celebrated across the country, also resulted in public displays of harassment of women.
Chinese Olympian wins gold in shot put, faces sexist interview questions from state broadcaster
Gong Lijiao won Olympic gold for China, but China Central TV asked her about marriage plans. Chinese internet users are not amused.
China’s state broadcaster isn’t keen on cleavage
CCTV is determined to police the way entertainers dress. The latest example: the digital alteration of a promotional photo of an actress that showed just a hint of cleavage.
Misogynistic trolls band together to dunk on dance-loving young women at Tsinghua University
A video of students at Tsinghua doing dancing to celebrate their university’s 110th birthday went viral. Then the haters arrived. Guess why.
Shanghai’s upscale Da Vittorio brings back outdated ‘ladies’ menu’
Chinese women don’t need men to pay for their truffle pasta, okay?
Chinese lingerie brand apologizes for joke about workplace sexism
Another consumer brand is the target of a social media backlash after a marketing campaign that offended women.
Chinese company skewered for sexist ad that victim-blames women for wearing makeup
In the widely panned advertisement, a young woman uses a PurCotton cleansing towelette to remove her makeup and scare off a stalker with her naked face.
Xiaomi executive resigns over speech describing customers as ‘losers’
Wang Mei was forced to step down from her senior role at mobile phone and gadget company Xiaomi after describing customers with a Chinese slang word referring to unattractive young men. But was she punished more harshly because she was a woman?
Durex is fined for vibrator ad that ‘disrupted social order’
Over the years, Durex’s digital marketing team in China has earned a reputation for creating boundary-pushing ads to make sex less of a taboo topic, but also for leveraging oversexualized content to increase the brand’s visibility.
China Academy of Art is yet another Chinese school that thinks women are to blame for sexual attacks
The handbook faced almost immediate backlash, with a raft of critics condemning the university for perpetuating a sexist presupposition that women are in part responsible for any danger faced because of something about them — be it their lifestyle, behavior, or choice of clothing.
Chinese game developer faces boycott after CEO’s sexually explicit remarks
A string of sexually charged online comments from the founder of a Chinese game developer caused a furor on the Chinese internet last week, prompting intense criticism from female video game players calling for changes to the male-dominated culture of gaming in China.
Guangxi University draws ire after asking women to dress modestly to avoid ‘temptation’ from male counterparts
A Chinese university thought it was protecting female students from sexual assault on campus when it warned them not to wear revealing clothes in a safety guide. But Chinese social media didn’t see it that way.
Sina Finance publishes remarkably sexist, ageist commentary, angers everyone
Sina Finance publishes remarkably sexist, ageist commentary, angers everyone
Porn, AI, and slut-shaming: A Chinese programmer’s war on ‘promiscuous’ women
Porn, AI, and slut-shaming: A Chinese programmer’s war on ‘promiscuous’ women
No short skirt on campus? Chinese internet users are waging war on a university’s sexist dress code
No short skirt on campus? Chinese internet users are waging war on a university’s sexist dress code
Director Wang Xiaoshuai under fire for employing sexist language to promote his new movie
Director Wang Xiaoshuai under fire for employing sexist language to promote his new movie
