June 19, 2026
The daughters who were raised to be everything under China’s one-child policy
Ziyu, born in 2002, still remembers the first time her mother asked whether she wanted a younger sibling.
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March 30, 2026
Jiang Shengnan is the most vocal woman in Chinese politics
When jiang shengnan, a Chinese lawmaker turned political adviser, was born in 1973, a third daughter to parents in the coastal city of Wenzhou, many urged her mother to keep trying for a son. She refused and gave her daughter the name Shengnan, which means “better than men”.
March 23, 2026
“Her Vision, Our Future”: EU Delegation to China Highlights Women’s Leadership in Climate Action and Politics
On 16 March, the Delegation of the European Union to China hosted the event “Her Vision, Our Future: Women Pioneering Change” in Beijing, bringing together policymakers, diplomats, academics, civil society representatives and members of the international community to reflect on w
October 13, 2025
China's Xi calls for greater inclusion of women in governance
BEIJING/HONG KONG, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called for greater representation for women in politics and government at a global women's summit in Beijing, a move he said would ensure that gender equality is "truly internalised" within soc
China will only benefit by welcoming women into high-level politics
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March 8, 2024
China will only benefit by welcoming women into high-level politics
Today, China joins the world in celebrating International Women’s Day. Mao Zedong once famously said that women hold up half the sky.
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Today, China joins the world in celebrating International Women’s Day. Mao Zedong once famously said that women hold up half the sky.
Hitting the glass ceiling: women and politics in China
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February 6, 2024
Hitting the glass ceiling: women and politics in China
Countries all throughout the world struggle with providing equal opportunities and positions in regards to women when compared to their male counterparts (Brennan & Elkink, 2015). The People’s Republic of China is not an exception to this trend.
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Countries all throughout the world struggle with providing equal opportunities and positions in regards to women when compared to their male counterparts (Brennan & Elkink, 2015). The People’s Republic of China is not an exception to this trend.
Where are the women in Chinese politics?
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May 26, 2023
Where are the women in Chinese politics?
The 20th Chinese Communist Party National Congress, held in October 2022, caught the world’s attention—not least because there wasn’t a single woman among the politburo’s 24 members, breaking a tradition of two decades.
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The 20th Chinese Communist Party National Congress, held in October 2022, caught the world’s attention—not least because there wasn’t a single woman among the politburo’s 24 members, breaking a tradition of two decades.
Women pushed even further from power in Xi Jinping’s China
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November 14, 2022
Women pushed even further from power in Xi Jinping’s China
Xi has revealed an all male politburo for the first time since 1997. The move erases one of the few steps women had made towards real power in Communist China
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Xi has revealed an all male politburo for the first time since 1997. The move erases one of the few steps women had made towards real power in Communist China
October 24, 2022
It's a man's world: No more female leaders in China's Communist Party
BEIJING – The Communist Party congress has laid bare the striking gender imbalance in the upper echelons of Chinese politics, with not a single woman making the 24-person Politburo for the first time in at least a quarter of a century.