China's urban women

While we were home I got to share some about China at a women's tea.  I tried to share some about young, urban women in China.

Below are some of the articles I referenced when sharing if you're interested in further reading about the issues women are dealing with here. 

Family planning:

http://www.lifenews.com/2009/02/18/int-1091/
“More Than 13 Million Abortions a Year in China, 55 Percent of Women Have One

by Steven Ertelt | WASHINGTON, DC | LIFENEWS.COM | 2/18/09 9:00 AM

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/12/02/china-s-sex-ed-problem.html

China’s Sex-Ed Problem       Dec 3, 2012 12:00 AM EST

Health care/complications with delivery:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3260572/

Factors influencing rising caesarean section rates in China between 1988 and 2008

http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/10/06-035808/en/index.html

Delivery settings and caesarean section rates in China

Family relationships:

http://factsanddetails.com/china.php?itemid=107

FAMILIES IN CHINA: LINEAGES, MARRIED LIFE, EXTENDED FAMILIES AND NEW FAMILY STRUCTURES

http://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/chinese-mother-in-law-relationship/#.UPbIcifBedU

The Troubling Chinese Mother-in-law Relationship              Sep 16th, 2009 by Jocelyn Eikenburg

 

Domestic Violence:

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2012-11/26/content_15956560.htm

Call for action on domestic violence        Updated: 2012-11-26 08:01                  

http://www.economist.com/node/21560616

Beaten but unbowed     An American victim lifts the lid on a social taboo      Aug 18th 2012 | BEIJING

http://www.theglobalist.com/storyid.aspx?StoryId=8671

The Persistent Problem of Domestic Violence in China  By Cesar Chelala, Monday September 13, 2010

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/health/july-dec11/violence_09-14.html

Health Updated: Sept. 14, 2011, 11:24 a.m. ET  Domestic Abuse Hidden but Pervasive in China