In November 2013, China announced reforms to its family planning policies whereby
couples would be allowed to have a second child if either parent is an only child. The …

In this report, we describe how human rights can help to shape laws, policies, programmes,
and projects in relation to contraceptive information and services. Applying a human rights …

In Xishuangbanna, southern Yunnan, Akha and Dai farmers, regarded in China as
“backward”, passive recipients of state-led development, have been “getting rich” on rubber …

China declared women's equality since the formation of the Communist Party of China in
1949. However a gender gap in entrepreneurship persists. Scholars have examined the …

Rural migrant children are a rapidly growing demographic in Chinese cities. Existing
sociological literature yields inconsistent findings regarding their wellbeing and adaptation …

From a historical perspective, selective reproduction is nothing new. Infanticide,
abandonment, and selective neglect of children have a long history, and the widespread …

This article explores the persistence of son preference in a patrilineal, patrilocal society in
the midst of fertility decline. Using survey and ethnographic data from Hindu‐caste Nepali …

This groundbreaking book offers the first full analysis of the long-neglected and controversial
subject of female infanticide in China. Although infanticide and child abandonment were …

High marriage expenses in China's rural areas have drawn considerable attention from the
public, media, and academia. This article reviews recent literature on China's rural marriage …

Women's rights to legal abortion in the United States are now facing their greatest social and
legislative challenges since its 1973 legalization. Legislation restricting rights and access to …