Being a woman in China is getting harder. But in Chengdu, female-only spaces are flourishing
The socially relaxed city has seen a cautious feminist revival despite authorities’ growing alarm at women who shun traditional roles In a small, unassuming bookstore
The socially relaxed city has seen a cautious feminist revival despite authorities’ growing alarm at women who shun traditional roles In 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 lack bookstores for men,” she says, surrounded by
piles of volumes by authors including Judith Butler, Simone de Beauvoir and Chizuko Ueno. Continue reading...
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