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Serving Gender for Breakfast

bateauxlondon wrote 17 hours ago: As a young person in business it is important to have role models and mentors to guide you through t … more →

Tags: Lorraine Blake, An Post, boardroom, Bord Gais, business in the community, careers, Cork, Dell, Diveristy and Inclusion

Forget dowries: Chinese men have to pay up to $24,000 to get a bride1 comment

Gwynn Guilford wrote 1 week ago: China’s recent crackdown on luxury goods may be overlooking a wildly popular big-ticket item: … more →

Tags: Bride, Bride Price, China, dowry, Groom, Property, Real Estate, wedding

Women with first-class degree 'earn no extra money'

kindadukish wrote 2 weeks ago: About 60% of the students surveyed got an upper second class degree Women who get a first-class degr … more →

Tags: Education, Society, employability, Psychology, Culture 2, women's earnings, Less competitive

Parents of China's Toilet-Pipe Baby Feel the Wrath of the Country's Netizens

Hannah Beech wrote 2 weeks ago: Babies don’t belong in sewage pipes. That much the online community in China agrees upon. On May 25, … more →

Tags: China, abandoned baby, baby, China family planning, "Gender Ratio", One-Child Policy

China returns kidnapped Vietnam kids

johnib wrote 1 month ago: Beijing – Chinese authorities have returned 10 children who were abducted and taken from Vietn … more →

Tags: China 2, News, Vietnam, Abortion, Human Rights, Politics 2, Children, Human Trafficking, Kidnapping

* Single women in Shanghai outnumber men 4:1

keeper @ chindia-alert wrote 1 month ago: Contrary to predictions by sociologists and economist, in Shanghai at least, men are not outnumberin … more →

Tags: China alert, Economics, Social-Cultural, Culture, China, Society, Shanghai, Women, Qingming Festival

How China's "One-Child Policy" Has Begun To Backfire On Them2 comments

jay12189 wrote 1 month ago: China’s one-child policy (计划生育政策) was initially applied in 1979 as a way to alleviate economic … more →

Tags: China, One-Child Policy, Economy of the People's Republic of China, Asia, Economy, Gender Inequality

Crackdowns show how China's one-child policy keeps the black-market boy business churning

Gwynn Guilford wrote 2 months ago: China’s one-child policy has created one of the biggest demographic disasters in the history o … more →

Tags: China, Population, Beijing, One-Child Policy, gender testing, Ultrasound, Surrogate, Surrogacy, China's population

* In a Changing China, New Matchmaking Markets

keeper @ chindia-alert wrote 2 months ago: NY Times: “FROM her stakeout near the entrance of an H & M store in Joy City, a Beijing sh … more →

Tags: China alert, Economics, Social-Cultural, Culture, One-child policy, gender issues

Must-Reads from Around the World

TIME.com wrote 3 months ago: Koreas Dialogue – China’s President Xi Jinping has said his government is willing to promote dialogu … more →

Tags: daily briefing, World, Afghanistan, Bonn, boys, Cameroon, Chad, China, Civil War

[CNN] China: Three challenges for new leaders

bricoleur wrote 3 months ago: [CNN] China: Three challenges for new leaders   By Hilary Whiteman, CNN March 5, 2013 — U … more →

Tags: human rights concerns, development concerns, China, Environmental Sustainability, Food Security, Energy, Gender, Economy, food security

The lesser discussed misrepresentation of men in advertising

niamh and ads wrote 3 months ago: So yesterday was international women’s day which obviously got everyone thinking about gender. … more →

Tags: advertising, gender roles, gender stereotypes, Human Rights, International Women's Day, mccp, Sexist Ads, sexual objectification

* Work-Life Balance a Challenge for Indian Women

keeper @ chindia-alert wrote 3 months ago: WSJ: “Yes, the number of women opting for MBAs in India is increasing. And yes, India Inc. is … more →

Tags: India alert, Politics, Economics, Technology, Women's rights, Employment, Higher Education, gender issues, New Delhi

* Women Gain Ground in China. Or Do They?

keeper @ chindia-alert wrote 3 months ago: WSJ: “On this year’s Women’s Day, a host of Chinese media outlets are trumpeting a new study t … more →

Tags: China alert, Politics, Economics, Women's rights, gender issues, China, National People's Congress, Beijing, World Economic Forum

Lessons for Girls Who Want to Grow up to Be Strong, Successful Women6 comments

nottakennotavailable wrote 3 months ago: I shouldn’t let shit like this get to me. I write for teh Interwebz myself. I know that you ha … more →

Tags: huffington post, HuffPo, stfu couples, Raluca State, Life Lessons, Feminism, Carrie Bradshaw, Cosmo, Sex and the City

Malory and the Gender Imbalance in Le Morte d'Arthur

natwhitaker wrote 4 months ago: This semester I am in an upper level gender focused class that is concerned with Malory and the Arth … more →

Tags: Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Gender Studies, Late Middle Ages, 15th century, Arthur, Arthurian Tradition, Class

Super Shengnv

Qrious wrote 4 months ago: Photo art credit: ROSEANN LAKE, LEO LEE, AND RYAN MYERS @ The World of Chinese magazine “It … more →

Tags: China Stuff, Relationships, China, Marriage, Love, Women, Men, Singles

Best story to come out of China this holiday season: rent-a-boyfriend

Qrious wrote 4 months ago: Chinese New Year is just around the corner (new year’s eve = Feb 9)! Department stores are sla … more →

Tags: China Stuff, Relationships, Marriage, Chinese New Year, TaoBao, Population, One-Child Policy, Demographics

Douglas, Deng and Diocletian

EclecticLip wrote 4 months ago: (originally written May 21, 2012.  Part of Great Upload of 2013.) Tommy Douglas I read a bio of Tomm … more →

Tags: Politics, Canada, China, Anthropology, best Roman Emperors, black cat white cat, Canadian Medicare, CCF, Confucius


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