World Scientific China Studies

On 25 November 2025, we hosted the online book launch for Challenges for Chinese Women in the Early Twenty-First Century, edited by Gordana Malešević.

The session featured presentations by the book’s contributors, each sharing key insights from their chapters. It concluded with a thoughtful panel discussion led by 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐠 from the University of New South Wales, Sydney.

Presenting Contributors & Their Chapters

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐗𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐞 & 𝐃𝐫. 𝐇𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐗𝐢𝐚𝐨
Hong Kong Shue Yan University & University of Hong Kong
Women and Divorce: Institutional Constraints and Outcomes
Reveals how court systems and institutional pressures lead to gendered outcomes in divorce cases.

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐊𝐞𝐥𝐤𝐚𝐫 & 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐑𝐢𝐭𝐮 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐥
GenDev Centre for Research and Innovation & Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
Inequalities Persist: Policies and Social Constructs in Women’s Land Rights
Explores how China’s land policies and gender norms continue to shape women’s access to land and resources.

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐧
Nipissing University, Canada
Revisiting Self-Determination and Equality in the Chinese Socialist Feminist Pursuit
Argues that genuine equality requires women’s self-determination within socialist feminist reforms.

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐂. 𝐂𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐅𝐚𝐧
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA
Migration, Marriage and Split Households
Discusses how patriarchal norms shape women’s roles and caregiving responsibilities amid migration.

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Online Book Launch: Challenges for Chinese Women in the Early Twenty-First Century 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 ....

𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡: 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙏𝙬𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙮-𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙮
𝟐𝟓 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 (𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲), 𝟏𝟎:𝟎𝟎𝐏𝐌 𝐒𝐆𝐓 | 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦

Join us for the online launch of 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙏𝙬𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙮-𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙮, edited by 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐞š𝐞𝐯𝐢ć (Stockholm University, Sweden).

The book sheds light on how China’s rapid modernization has created both progress and persistent inequality for women—revealing the social, political, and cultural forces shaping gender relations today.

This publication commemorates the 30th anniversary of the World Conference on Women held in Beijing in 1995 and brings together scholars from Asia, North America, and Europe to examine key issues affecting women’s lives, from divorce and land rights to migration and self-determination.

𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫: Associate Prof. Pan Wang – University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬:
• Prof. Govind Kelkar & Prof. Ritu Agarwal (India) – 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯’𝘴 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴
• Prof. Xin He & Dr. Huina Xiao (Hong Kong) – 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦: 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴
• Prof. C Cindy Fan (USA) – 𝘔𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘵 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘴
• Prof. Lanyan Chen (Canada) – 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘋𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘍𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵

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