Essays about: "women China"

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1. 1. Exchanging 'Life' for Money? Overtime work culture and professional women's fertility intentions in China

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Jinxuan Lu; [2023]
   Keywords : Fertility intention; Overtime work; PLS-SEM; Vignette experiment; Theory of Planned Behavior; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In the context of China’s concerning decline in fertility rates and the widespread normalization of the ‘996’ overtime culture, the connection between overtime work and fertility assumes considerable importance. This research is firmly grounded in the theoretical framework of the Theory of Planned Behavior (Ajzen, 1991), which investigates the complex relationship between overtime work and fertility intentions among working women of reproductive age in urban China. READ MORE

3. 2. Agency and Tradition : Women in 1920s China through the Lens of Film

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Natacha Rojrung; [2023]
   Keywords : Keywords: Agency; China; Raise the Red Lantern; film; female characters;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is an attempt to provide examples of how women’s roles have been portrayed in Chinese film made in modern time about women in the 1920s through examination and analysis of the film Raise the Red Lantern《大红灯笼高高挂》by Zhang Yimo by using agency theory. The study delves into the portrayal of female characters' actions within traditional marriage and family dynamics as depicted in the film. READ MORE

4. 3. The Impact of Women’s Education on Fertility Rate: Evidence from China

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Duyun Lei; [2023]
   Keywords : Women s education; Fertility rate; China; Fixed Effects Model; Instrument variable estimation; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : In recent years, the continuous decline in China's fertility rate has elicited a sense of crisis. The fertility trend appears to correlate with the rising educational attainment among women. Societal expectations and workplace dynamics create a challenging environment for women planning to start a family. READ MORE

5. 4. Economic dependence, gender, and the division of invisible household labor: A comparison study between China and Sweden on mental load

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Lingzi Tang; [2023]
   Keywords : Mental Load; Invisible Household Labor; Gender Economics; Economic Dependence;

   Abstract : This study examines the association between economic dependence, gender, and invisible labor in households in China and Sweden. Survey data from 501 Chinese and 223 Swedish respondents were collected online to examine. READ MORE

6. 5. Transforming Heterotopia : Exploring how Women Danmei Fans Explore Gender, Build Community, and Circumvent Censorship

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

   Author : Xinwen Hu; [2023]
   Keywords : Danmei fandom; Chinese subculture; fanfiction; Censorship; Cultural studies;

   Abstract : Danmei fandom is a subcultural community of young women in China. In the context of strict online censorship in China, they engage in the practices of writing, sharing, and reading Danmei fanfic, which is fan secondary works that focuses on the romantic relationship between male characters in media content and popular culture productions. READ MORE