China's new gender economy
Mary BergstromThe Bergstrom Group
China's population gender imbalance is pushing young men towards more traditional roles, but is giving women greater leverage.
The predominance of boys in the Chinese birth population is having profound socio-economic effects on the country as a whole
There are many signs that the ground is shifting around China's gender order. Historically, preference for a son has been a foregone conclusion in China. Without an established social security system, a son was required to provide financial support and physical care for aging parents. A daughter was considered a short-term investment as...