This immediately made me think of @yilingliu95.bsky.social's book Wall Dancers-- how trying to live authentically in China (and conducting advocacy work) can feel like "dancing in shackles," but, as she writes, "I'd rather dance in shackles than not dance at all."
Gina Anne Tam
First article in a four-part series by Amy Hawkins on the changing status of women in Chinese society. In Chengdu, Hawkins visits female-only spaces and finds that "a cautious feminist revival is unfolding," despite Party-state promotion of "traditional family values."
www.theguardian.com
The socially relaxed city sees a cautious feminist revival in the face of growing alarm by authorities towards women who shun traditional roles
