KATELYNN BARKLEY WRITES–March 8 was International Women’s Day (#IWD17). And while other economically advanced countries celebrated with lectures, public gatherings and high-profile acknowledgement of the role women play in society, China suspended feminist social media accounts and encouraged women to go on a spending spree. To my XX-chromosome friends: Don’t…
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CHINA: Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
SHUTING LI WRITES – In a country of 1.4 billion, with an extreme gender imbalance of 117.6 boys to every 100 girls, competition for love is fierce. But what do Chinese men think of when they imagine a traditionally beautiful woman? The primary factor to be considered is white skin. The…