Leftover women : the resurgence of gender inequality in China / / Leta Hong Fincher

• Autore: Hong Fincher Leta
• Pubblicazione: London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (224 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.40951
• Soggetto topico: Cognitive psychology; Gender indentity; Social stability
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 system ; Why 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 titles
• Sommario/riassunto: Contrary 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Leftover women
• ISBN: 1-350-22109-0; 1-78360-790-4; 1-78032-922-9; 1-78032-923-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910534021603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Asian arguments.