Women in multiple contexts in China : Majority and minorities, centre and peripheries

Research output: Conference Papers (RGC: 31A, 31B, 32, 33)31B_Invited conference paper (non-refereed items)Yes

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Author(s)

  • Vivienne WEE

Detail(s)

Original languageEnglish
Pages1-25
Publication statusPublished - 2007

Abstract

This paper examines patrilineality as a persistent structural cause for gendered inequalities in China, as manifested in such indicators as the female foeticide and infanticide, as well as the excessively high suicide rates of young women in rural areas.