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Aformerjournalist,LetaHongFincherwasthefirstAmericantoreceiveaPhDinSociologyfromTsinghuaUniversityinBeijing.Herresearchthereledtoherfirstbook,“LeftoverWomen:TheResurgenceofGenderInequalityinChina,”whichexaminedrisinggenderinequalitiesinChinatodaythroughthelensofeconomics,marriage,andtherealestatemarket.Herwidelyacclaimedsecondbook,“BetrayingBigBrother:TheFeministAwakeninginChina,”examinestheriseofanewfeministmovementinChinaandprofilesseveralofthekeyparticipants,includingthe...
A former journalist, Leta Hong Fincher was the first American to receive a PhD in Sociology from Tsinghua University in Beijing. Her research there led to her first book, “Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China,” which examined rising gender inequalities in China today through the lens of economics, marriage, and the real estate market. Her widely acclaimed second book, “Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in China,” examines the rise of a new feminist movement in China and profiles several of the key participants, including the...