The unfair treatment of women is the subject of growing attention from the Chinese public, and this year from Chinese officials too. Here are five proposals concerning women’s rights being discussed at the big political conference in Beijing this week.
ICBC, one of China’s biggest and most important companies, has set a new corporate standard for the country by sending all of its employees a set of guidelines to avoid workplace misconduct.
Another consumer brand is the target of a social media backlash after a marketing campaign that offended women.
The legal suit isn’t over yet, but the accused perpetrator of China’s most prominent #MeToo case says he did nothing wrong.
In a year defined by crisis, Chinese women found their urgent voices — demanding changes to the policies that affect their lives, smashing taboos, uniting to end violence against women, refusing to conform, and calling out misogyny whenever and wherever possible.
A diverse crowd gathered outside a Beijing courthouse last Wednesday to offer support for Xianzi before her sexual harassment trial against state TV host Zhu Jun. “She has been an inspiration for so many people,” one supporter said.
The long-awaited hearing on sexual harassment allegations against Zhū Jūn 朱军, a prominent TV anchor in China, began today in Beijing, kicking off what’s likely to be a grueling and lengthy ordeal expected to test the power of China's #MeToo movement.
An anonymous person has collected more than 1,800 items on gendered violence in China, writing: "In this corrupt East Asian culture, women’s lives are cheap as flies. If we ignore what’s happening before us, the world will never become better."
On May 19, Girl’s Protection, a Beijing-based nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating child sexual abuse by raising public awareness, released three reports (in Chinese) on sexual offenses against minors. By analyzing a total of 301 adult-to-minor sexual assault cases that made news in 2019, the organization found that more than 70% of the offenders in these cases were people the victims knew: family members, teachers, and neighbors.