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

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