When Socialist Legacy Meets International Norms: Gender Quota Adoption and Institutional Change in China.
Gender quotas have a long history in China, with the earliest gender quota introduced in 1933 in the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) border regions. Yet, research on China's gender quotas has been scarce. This study addresses the gap by examining the process of gender quota adoption in China's subna...
| Published in: | Journal of Contemporary China Vol. 34; no. 151; pp. 161 - 181 |
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Jan2025
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