03506nam 2200685 450 991053402160332120200520144314.01-350-22109-01-78360-790-41-78032-922-91-78032-923-7(CKB)2550000001263323(EBL)1665610(SSID)ssj0001212266(PQKBManifestationID)11659886(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001212266(PQKBWorkID)11226017(PQKB)10173525(MiAaPQ)EBC1665610(Au-PeEL)EBL1665610(CaPaEBR)ebr10856632(CaONFJC)MIL589537(OCoLC)876512634(EXLCZ)99255000000126332320140414h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLeftover women the resurgence of gender inequality in China /Leta Hong FincherLondon, England :Zed Books,2014.©20141 online resource (224 p.)Asian ArgumentsIncludes index.1-78032-921-0 1-306-58286-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Asian Arguments; About the Author; Title; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Introduction; 1 China's "leftover" women; How the state stigmatizes single educated women in their late twenties; Marriage, social stability and upgrading "population quality"; Dismantling women's gains of the past; 2 How Chinese women were shut out of the biggest accumulation of real-estate wealth in history; Homes worth US30 trillion, most registered in men's names; "He's going to be the landlord and I'll pay him rent"; "I have been cast aside by the law"; 3 China's giant gender wealth gap; The hukou systemWhy parents tend to buy homes for sons but not daughtersHow state promotion of marriage and new households fuels real-estate mania; Why real-estate wealth is more important than income for Chinese women; 4 Back to the Ming dynasty; The golden age for women's property rights: 1,000 years ago?; Women's "liberation" in the Republican and Communist revolutions; Marriage and the erosion of women's property rights in the post-Mao era; 5 Wives caught in China's web of abuse; "Don't expose family ugliness"; "The system is designed to make you give up"; "Why should I give her a divorce? We're family"6 Fighting backWomen's resistance in the authoritarian state; Gender and LGBTQ activism; The future of women's rights in China; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index; Asian Arguments published titlesContrary to many claims made in the media, women in China have experienced a dramatic rollback of rights and gains relative to men. Leftover Women lays out the structural discrimination against women and speaks to broader problems with China's economy, politics, and development.Asian arguments.Cognitive psychologyGender indentitySocial stabilityElectronic books.Cognitive psychology.Gender indentity.Social stability.305.40951Hong Fincher Leta1196580MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910534021603321Leftover women2766393UNINA