When it comes to women in senior leadership roles, China has a long way to go.
As the president of the private ride-hailing enterprise Didi Chuxing, Jean Liu is one of the few women who has risen to the top of China’s private sector. Credit: Sikarin Fon Thanachaiary/World Economic Forum, Creative Commons
Women work outside the home at higher rates in China than they do in the United States. But that doesn’t mean they’re getting the top jobs.
Women’s participation in China’s labor force is dropping dramatically, as The Wire reports in this week’s issue. And even though China still has nearly 60 percent of working-age women in the workforce — higher than the United States and the European Union — that representation has not translated to higher representation in executive positio
Exclusive longform investigative journalism, Q&As, news and analysis, and data on Chinese business elites and corporations. We publish China scoops you won't find anywhere else.
A weekly curated reading list on China from Andrew Peaple.
A daily roundup of China finance, business and economics headlines.
We offer discounts for groups, institutions and students. Go to our Subscriptions page for details.
Not content to run the world’s second most powerful country for a decade, Xi Jinping set about changing everything everywhere all at once. In an excerpt from their new book, Steve Tsang and Olivia Cheung examine how Xi seized personal control of China’s foreign policy apparatuses.
The academic talks about whether China’s experience shows there can be such a thing as ‘good environmental authoritarianism’, and what the U.S. could learn from its approach to green policy.
Corporate Risk Intelligence for National Security, Compliance & Due Diligence
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.
