China’s First Anti-domestic Violence Law Takes Effect
An illustration shows the implementation of the first anti-domestic violence law in China. (Photo: news.21cn.com) Under the new law, domesti…
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WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO: Pressure Hong Kong and China governments to be transparent in the disappearance of 5 booksellers from Hong Kong
NorCal HK Club Published Date: Jan 10, 2016 1) Both governments should also ensure Chinese law enforcement agents stop operating in Hong Kon…
China Convicts Prominent Lawyer Pu Zhiqiang of Speech Violations While Nominated for Columbia 2016 Global Freedom of Expression Award
A court in Beijing convicted Pu Zhiqiang, one of China's foremost human rights lawyers, of crimes early on December 22, 2015 because of comm…
709 Crackdown X’mas Postcard
Drawn by Chinese cartoonist Badiucao who is based in Australia, Hong Kong political cartoonist Zunzi, Taiwanese lawyer Cao Yaying, 709 Crack…
Will China’s Two-Child Policy Improve Women’s Rights in China?
Translator: Jennifer Yuan 11-15-2015 A few words from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) during the 5th plenary session of its 18th Central C…
The End of One-Child Policy
China's one-child policy to end Updated 11:10 AM ET, Fri October 30, 2015 What you need to know about China's one-child policy 01:50 Story h…
Delving Deep Inside Amy Schumer
The significance of society’s inability to find women funny It is a (supposedly) well-established fact that women just aren’t funny. As a re…
Real Housewives of the Upper East Side
Financial dependency and gender roles in marriage By definition, a housewife is a woman whose main occupation is running her family’s househ…
Down with the Dad Bod
Loosening standards for men while tightening standards for women What makes a man “hot”?”? If we take a look at the list of the sexiest men …
Slut
The double standard of male and female sexuality If you’re a woman, chances are you’ve been called a slut. Women who have slept with 10 men …
Are You On Your Period?
The stigmatization of menstruation Call it the crimson wave, Aunt Flo, or cousin red—call it anything but what it actually is. Menstruation,…
The Definition of Rape–Bring men into the conversation
(Nian Hu ’18, Student of Harward, a Crimson editorial executive) Femme Fatale Rape (noun)–"unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual p…