China’s rapid economic development and digitalisation have brought huge changes to the lives of the country’s women. From new work and study prospects to the ability to instantly buy a Gucci handbag online, the unique challenges, opportunities and societal pressures for China’s 685 million women are shifting. A new mini-documentary “Women in China: Social pressures, ‘she-economy,’ and media representation,” created by Dao Insights, delves into some of these issues.
China leads the world with its female entrepreneur power
Chinese women are showing that, as Mao once famously said, they do indeed “hold up half the sky.” Millions of inspiring female entrepreneurs have transformed society by smashing through glass ceilings in their respective industries. Among them are China’s biggest live streamer, Viya, who has made her way to the top of a billion-dollar industry, and record-breaking YouTuber Li Ziqi, who has shown off rural China’s charm to the world. Meanwhile, TikTok lovers have Zhang Nan to thank as the CEO of one of the world’s most valuable unicorns and TikTok parent company, ByteDance.
Women in China are rushing ahead when it comes to entrepreneurship; China is home to an astonishing two-thirds of the world’s top female billionaires. However, women are still lagging behind in the political sphere, especially at the most senior levels of China’s political system. Just one woman holds a position in the 25-person Politburo, the Party’s top decision-making body.
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