China's new gender economy

When China introduced its one-child policy in 1978, parents-to-be took steps to make sure that their heir apparent would be a boy.

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...

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