The cheongsam originated in Shanghai and rapidly became a fashion trend adopted by movie stars and schoolgirls alike. The history of this garment reflects the rise of the fashionable Chinese lady ...

In China from very early times, men have been seen as the core of the family. The ancestors to whom a Shang or Zhou dynasty king made sacrifices were his patrilineal ancestors, that is, his ancestors ...

Roseann Lake, author of 'Leftover in China', discusses how women who aren't married by 25 are reshaping China's traditional culture. Following is a transcript of the video. Roseann Lake ...

The “one-child policy” didn’t just artificially limit births; it dramatically reshaped the way Chinese society – particularly women – thinks about sex. South Korea, Japan, and China ...

Publicly wearing hanfu has become a common occurrence in China in ... "Unlike modern clothing, which is made increasingly ...

The woman had been found locked up in a doorless shed outside her home, wearing a thin layer of clothing ... in China since it emerged in late January and focused attention on women in rural ...

Women in particular are still expected to be the primary caregiver due to gender norms. While China does in theory have 14 days of paternity leave, it is uncommon for men to take it - and even ...

Comedy has become a way for women to skewer China’s gender inequality. Some men aren’t happy about it. By Vivian Wang Reporting from Beijing On the list of topics best avoided by China’s ...

On October 18th one of China’s biggest e-commerce firms, JD.com, dropped Ms Yang as a promoter of its services after an outcry from still-offended men. Yet women are fighting back. JD.com did ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

A woman live-streamer in China has topped the men’s clothing sales league on Douyin sparking a heated discussion on mainland social media. The woman, known as “High-end sister”, reportedly ...

China’s population, now around 1.4 billion, is likely to drop to just around half a billion by 2100, according to some ...