Wednesday, March 08, 2017

International Women’s Day (国际妇女节)

I went to jail for handing out feminist stickers in China
The Guardian, March 8, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/08/feminist-stickers-china-backash-women-activists

China's women fight back against workplace discrimination
China Labor Bulletin, March 8, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/chinas-women-fight-back-against-workplace-discrimination

“三八妇女节”前夕 女访民披露“维稳”遭遇 (On the eve of “Women’s Day” female petitioner reveals her experience of “stability maintenance”)
Radio Free Asia, March 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-03072017102152.html

China’s former child brides refuse to be silenced
South China Morning Post, March 7, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2076791/chinas-former-child-brides-refuse-be-silenced

How Internet prejudice threatens feminist progress
Sixth Tone, March 2, 2017
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/internet-debate-about-domestic-chinese-feminists

女性职场现状调查:超八成女性认为就业中存性别歧视 (Polls on workplace culture for women: Over 80% of women think sexual discrimination exists in employment)
Xinhua News, March 7, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2017-03/07/c_1120579399.htm

Where is ethnicity?: Intersectionality in the Chinese feminist movement
IAPS Dialogue, March 6, 2017
https://iapsdialogue.org/2017/03/06/where-is-ethnicityintersectionality-in-the-chinese-feminist-movement/

What’s next for the women’s movement?
The Guardian, March 5, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/05/whats-next-for-the-womens-movement-march-equality

Related:
Supporting Women's Rights in China
Human Rights in China, April 14, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/supporting-womens-rights-china
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/sheng-yuan-zhong-guo-nu-quan-ren-shi