A timeline of #MeToo in China
It’s been a year since a bombshell investigative article by The New York Times exposed Harvey Weinstein’s long-term sexual harassment of…
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Giant poster appears in Xi’an to raise awareness of sexual assault and misogyny
The #MeToo movement has gained some significant momentum on the Chinese internet in the last few weeks after a number…
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Sexual assault at Sun Yat-sen University: Professor faces accusations from multiple women [UPDATE]
Zhang Peng 张鹏, an ecology professor at Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) in Guangzhou, has been accused of sexual assault by…
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#MeToo at Shanghai Jiaotong University: Deputy dean steps down
Xie Yungeng 谢耘耕, deputy dean of the School of Media and Design at Shanghai Jiaotong University, has been reportedly dismissed…
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More than 80 percent of female journalists in China face sexual harassment in the workplace
On March 7, a day before this year’s International Women’s Day, the Guangzhou Gender and Sexuality Education Center and the…
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‘I am a woman worker at Foxconn, and I demand a system that opposes sexual harassment’: A translated essay
A woman wears in anti-groping backpack on Foxconn’s campus; image via Jianjiaobuluo On January 23, the women’s labor rights website…
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Chinese university instructors sign anti-sexual harassment manifesto (full translation)
More than 50 instructors from over 30 Chinese colleges have signed an anti-sexual harassment manifesto drafted by Xu Kaibin 徐开彬…
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Hong Kong’s Harvey Weinstein? Rape allegations surface against Eric Tsang
Yammie Lam 蓝洁瑛, a former Hong Kong actress who left the world of show business in 2004, returned to public…
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China must combat on-campus sexual harassment: an open letter
Xiao Meili 肖美丽 (real name Xiao Yue 肖月, pictured) is one of China’s best-known women’s rights activists, having made international…
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Sexual misconduct on college campuses in China
As we all know, sexual harassment and assault is more about power than it is about sex. And in China,…
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Beijing professor suspended after sexual harassment allegations [UPDATE]
A professor at Beihang University (北京航空航天大学 Běijīng Hángkōng Hángtiān Dàxué) has been suspended over accusations of sexual harassment made by…
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China’s sexual harassment problem
Zheng Xi 郑熹 As the messages pinged in a group chat on her phone, Sofia Huang Xueqin 黄雪琴 grew more…
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Sinica Podcast: Leta Hong Fincher on sexism and sexual harassment in China
This week’s Sinica episode is now live. Leta Hong Fincher is the author of the book Leftover Women: The Resurgence of…
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‘Me too,’ says Hong Kong hurdling champion Vera Lui
The “Me Too” movement — which destigmatizes coming forward for victims of sexual harassment and assault, triggered by multiple allegations…
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