Feminist Rebels

Podcast: Face-Off: The U.S. vs China (LS 45 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: Feminist RebelsPub date: 2025-03-11Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationChina’s leader, Mao Zedong famously said that “Women hold up half the sky.” But these days it doesn’t feel that way in China. Unfair marriage rules, difficulties getting a divorce, barriers to owning property and many more restrictions are challenging women to speak out, and act. We’ll hear about the Chinese “leftover women” who are veering from the traditional path and about the Chinese feminists of today.Guest:  Leta Hong Fincher, author, Left Over Women. Recommended Books: Left Over Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China by Leta Hong FincherTiananmen Square by Lai WenSound design, original score, mixing and mastering by Rowhome Productions. Rowhome’s Creative Director is Alex Lewis. John Myers is Rowhome’s Executive Producer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Airwave Media, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.