Abstract
Reviewed Work(s):1. Leftover women: The resurgence of gender inequality in China by Fincher, L.H.2. Gender and media: Representing, producing, consuming by Krijnen, T. & Van Bauwel, S.3. Feminism and the mastery of nature by Plumwood, V.4. The Malthus factor. Poverty, politics and population in capitalist development by Ross, E.B.                    
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DiGeSt Journal of Diversity and Gender Studies, Volume 7, Issue 1 Print ISSN: 2593-0273
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which is widely used in Chinese society to identify urban
Summary
DiGeSt Journal of Diversity and Gender Studies, Volume 7, Issue 1 Print ISSN: 2593-0273. The derogatory term ‘leftover woman’ or shengnü (剩女), as Fincher shows, is a powerful term, which is widely used in Chinese society to identify urban, educated, and working women in their late twenties or older who are still single and, for this, are stigmatized They are facing intense pressure to marry from parents and other relatives, friends, and colleagues, which is further exacerbated by the Chinese state media, government-sponsored matchmaking events, and matchmakers. Home ownership is a defining feature of masculinity in Chinese society, and some successful professional women allow their less professionally successful husbands to claim sole ownership of the home to help achieve this expectation This practice, reinforces the prevailing patriarchal notion that the man should be the official homeowner. The book is important for researchers in the fields of diversity and gender studies because it encourages the consideration of the complex historical, economic, and social context associated with the status of feminism in China
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