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“Stand Up, Sisters (《姐姐妹妹站起来》)”: The Miserable Past of Chinese Prostitutes

Date:
Jan 1 1951

“Stand Up, Sisters” tells the story of a rural girl who journeys to Beijing for a family visit, only to be deceived and forced into prostitution, suffering unthinkable hardships. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, these women…

Echoes of Defiance: Xiao Lu and the Impact of ‘Dialogue’ on Art and Society

Practitioner:
Xiao Lu

Date:
Jan 1 1951

Xiao Lu was one of the most influential women in contemporary Chinese art, better known for provoking performance art works and sharp social commentaries. Her works address sensitive social and cultural issues that counter mainstream attitudes and values. In 1989,…

The artist behind ‘Fearless Girl’ wants to spread her message far and wide. A lawsuit is getting in the way

Practitioner:
CNN, Kristen Visbal

Date:
Jan 1 1951

CNN — Five years after first appearing on the cobblestones of Wall Street, the “Fearless Girl” statue – a petite but controversial symbol for gender equality – is taking on a new digital form. To mark International Women’s Day next…

China urges Japan to treat “comfort women” issue in honest, responsible manner

Practitioner:
Xinhua Net

Date:
Jan 1 1951

Photo taken on Oct. 15, 2020 shows a “comfort women” statue in Berlin, capital of Germany. The statue was built to commemorate the more than 200,000 girls and women from 14 countries and regions, so-called “comfort women,” who were sexually…

The MoonGirls

Practitioner:
Drama Queens Ghana

Date:
Jan 1 1951

Drama Queens Ghana’s “MoonGirls” is an Afrofuturistic graphic novel series. Through an Afrofuturistic lens, “MoonGirls follows the adventures of 4 African “supersheroes” with varying superpowers to save the world from a diverse range of forces; from patriarchy, rape culture to…

Brick X Brick

Practitioner:
Public Displays of Affection

Date:
Jan 1 1951

Brick x Brick is a public art performance that builds human “walls” against misogyny. It is organized by the Public Displays of Affection, a collective of artists, designers, educators and organizers that engages in nonviolent direct art action. During the…

Monument #1

Practitioner:
Erka

Date:
Jan 1 1951

MONUMENT #1 is a series of sculptures by the Bulgarian artist and designer Erka, created in collaboration with Fine Acts. The work seeks to raise awareness about the lack of monuments honoring notable women in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria…

Song Ta Scandal Puts Art World’s Sexism on Full Display

Practitioner:
Song Ta

Date:
Jan 1 1951

Ahead of a recent exhibition at the prestigious modern art museum OCAT Shanghai, the artist Song Ta described the process of creating his multimedia piece “Uglier and Uglier.” After secretly filming thousands of unsuspecting female college students, Song and three…

In Women’s Rights Battle, a Call to Underarms

Practitioner:
Weibo User

Date:
Jan 1 1951

As the summer warms up, bringing with it sleeveless tops, Xiao Meili, a women’s rights advocate, is collecting photos of women’s armpits. Her goal: to challenge a growing belief in China that a woman must have hair-free armpits to be…

Chinese women protest at gynaecology checks for civil service jobs

Practitioner:
About 10 College Student

Date:
Jan 1 1951

On November 26, 2012, about ten college students “flash mobbed” the front of the human resources and social welfare department of Hubei Province in central China. “Refuse to take off pants for inspection,” “Ask about menstrual history, what does it…