The conference was billed as a celebration of China’s achievements in supporting women. But the government has mostly wiped ...

(The Conversation) — In sixth-century China, a woman known to history as Empress Dowager Ling ruled over an empire called the Northern Wei. Historians do not know her birth name or in what year she ...

Epitaphs etched into ancient tombstones can sometimes tell stories overlooked by historians. This is especially true of epitaphs for women. A prime example are memorials from the Tang dynasty (618-907 ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called for greater representation for women in politics and government at a global ...