china, gender inequality, study, two-child-policy

Is China’s Two-Child Policy Exacerbating Gender Inequality?

Since China ended its one-child policy and allowed all families to have up to two children, an additional 90 million women have become eligible to have a second child. However, new UBC sociology research suggests China’s two-child policy could be negatively affecting women’s status and gender equality. The study, published in the Chinese Sociological Review, found ...

Troy Oakes

A pregnant Chinese woman.