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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
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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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Hungry fare-evader, draconian schools, ancient doodles, and ears of steel—it’s Viral Week
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From cradle to crèche, women are constantly being told what to do
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Plagiarizing professor, police dog repeatedly “stolen,” period holiday, and Western medicine in TCM toothpaste—it’s Viral Week
Schools for Scandal
Traditional values or blatant misogyny? “Female virtue” classes cause uproar
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