https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBdLRubSzqA A young woman receives unsolicited advice on her appearance from a disembodied male voice straight out of a 1950s public service announcement. The 1950s doesn't seem to believe she's showing off her 'assets' enough for a 2016 job interview. Written and directed by Kyrie Gray Filmed in Beijing, May 2016
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A rare Beijing sunset
image: A beautiful sunset going ignored on the streets of Beijing
Words and Women: Gloria Steinem
What would happen if suddenly, magically, men could menstruate and women could not? Downloadable copy of Steinem's 1978 essay If Men Could Menstruate.
Dating in China [part 3]
A Chinese first boyfriend who ruined dating for years. Suffering through sleep apnea on a first date. Offered money for sex with a stranger. Women tell true stories of their dating experiences in China.
校园贷: China’s campus loan sharks
There is a phenomenon quietly sweeping through China, aptly named ‘xiàoyuán dài' or 'campus loans’, through which university students are falling rapidly into debt with little way out. Young people on university campuses are being targeted by online finance companies who give out loans or brand new iPhones, with no down payment required. Most of [...]
Beijing winter skies
Blue skies and bare trees in wintry Beijing, December 2015 © ZhendeGender Beijing looks similar today, which is a delight after days of thick grey smog. Blue skies are such a rarity it is worth celebration. Let's hope winter 2016-17 is clearer and cleaner than last year, so we can fling the windows wide more [...]
Presenting: Narrate China
Narrate China aims to vividly share stories of real life experiences in China and make intimate perspectives accessible online.
May Thant on Facebook trolls, gender inequality and Burma’s first woman President (interview: part 1)
Some people love her because she’s Aung San’s daughter. Most people love her because of what she’s done. I don’t care about who she is; it depends on what she’s done.
Words and Women: Jane Austen
I hate to hear you talking as if women were all fine ladies, instead of rational creatures.
Dating in China [part 2]
I tried to tell my parents about how great my boyfriend was. My mom said, “no, but he is not Chinese.”
Zhēn de Gender 