Blog Tag - feminism

Celebrate Women's History Month with Women Flip the Script Monologues
To conclude her month of activities for Women’s History Month, Tatiana (Alex Smith pictured below) has created a special performance titled Women...
Women Empowerment Awards: A Conversation with Sue Cheng of SCHSAsia
The Women Empowerment Awards in China were created by the Women’s Advisory Council, which was initiated by SCHS Asia and AmCham China. The awards...
Meet the Great Chinese Women your History Teacher Might Have Forgot to Mention
It’s International Women’s Day and there are sure to be any number of “Notorious/Famous/Badass Women in Chinese history” listicles. The problem, as I...
Year From Every Angle: Zoe Shen
At first glance, this year could be viewed in many ways as unexceptional, yet the first thing that struck us from conducting these interviews for The...
Q&A With Yajun Zhang, Co-Host of the Women Empowering Wǒ Men Podcast
Be it the recent rise of the #MeToo movement in China, or one woman's discovery of feminism during a lifetime of military service, Beijing-based co-...
Empowering E-Commerce: How a Beijing Expat Overcame Health Scares to Start an Activewear Business
Burdensome depression. A tumor-like cyst. Anaphylaxis. That's only a few of the litany of health scares Stella Jiang was facing down last year. But...
Aida Talks Empowering Her Fellow Female DJ's Ahead of May 19 Lantern Set
As the co-founder of techNOrules, Beijing based Russian DJ Aida Minibaeva has helped to build a unique platform for her fellow female record spinners...
Female Drummer Magazine TomTom To Throw A Crackling Gig at School Bar, Apr  21
Let’s admit it, female musicians have it harder than their male counterparts. Like just about every other industry in the world, it’s an uphill...
“Devotion to Soul Touching Filmmaking” Q&A With Director Tianyi Yao Ahead of Mar 25 Camera Stylo Screening
At her home on the highest summit, Hong Feng sinks into the depths of despair. She wants to move down from the mountain so that her daughter can...
DP Two Girls, a Guitar and Plenty of Gumption: Q&A With Folk Duo 斯斯與帆 Ahead of Feb 23 DDC Gig
Hailing from the humble town of Changde in Hunan, Sī Sī Yǔ Fān (斯斯與帆) is steadily gaining a reputation as one of Beijing’s sweetest sounding folk...
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2017 will largely be remembered in the west as the year the #metoo campaign came to prominence and for the many women who broke their silence on...
Diaosi Meets Girl Power As Relationship Simulation Game Takes China by Storm
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode. Who says gaming isn’t romantic? A female-targeted mobile game Love and the Producer (...
China Needs Its Own #MeToo
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode. The reports of Jason Caldbeck’s history of sexual harassment has opened up a deluge of...
Don't Dare Call Her A Little Flower – Kick-ass Songstress Margaret Glaspy Talks Subverting Expectations Ahead of Sep 12 Yue Space Gig
Who says you need to be big and burly in body to be imposing? Margaret Glaspy's singing, for instance, can be brawny enough to make a giant quiver in...
UNFINISHED: Femi-win Celebrations For Women's Day in Beijing
Late 2014 appeared to be the catalyst moment for a resurgence in discussions about women equality, with campaigns like HeForShe making a global push...