Being a woman in China is getting harder. But in Chengdu, female-only spaces are flourishing
Ana Maria Rus
The socially relaxed city has seen a cautious feminist revival despite authorities’ growing alarm at women who shun traditional roles The socially relaxed city has seen a cautious feminist revival despite authorities’ growing alarm at women who shun traditional roles I n a small, unassuming bookstore in south-west China , a discreet community of women dream of a more equal future. Here in Chengdu, 42-year-old Shen Shen runs one of the country’s leading feminist bookstores. “The world doesn’t
din zilele anterioare