abstract: 'Since 1978 China has been undergoing transition from a socialist to a

  capitalist economy and the opening up to international trade and

  investment. This process has been accelerated by WTO membership. This

  article presents an overview of the gendered processes and outcomes

  associated with China''s reforms, mainly focusing on the post-1992 period

  when the pace of reforms accelerated. The imperative for accumulation

  and efficiency has resulted not only in impressive growth but also in

  the weakening of land rights for women, disproportionate layoffs for

  women workers in state enterprises, rising gender disparities in urban

  and rural wage employment, growing income insecurity, declining access

  to healthcare, and the adoption of Western/global commodified beauty

  standards. While jobs are expanding in new sectors and foreign-invested

  enterprises, these jobs are often associated with poor working

  conditions. This volume argues for reprioritizing equity and welfare on

  the policy agenda.'
affiliation: 'Berik, G (Corresponding Author), Univ Utah, Dept Econ, 1645 E Campus
  Ctr Dr,Rm 308, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA.

  Univ Utah, Dept Econ, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA.

  Univ Utah, Gender Studies Program, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA.

  Univ Winnipeg, Dept Econ, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada.

  Univ Illinois, Human \& Community Dev \& Women \& Gender Global Per, Champaign,
  IL 61820 USA.'
author: Berik, Guenseli and Dong, Xiao-yuan and Summerfield, Gale
author-email: 'berik@economics.utah.edu

  x.dong@uwinnipeg.ca

  summrfld@uiuc.edu'
author_list:
- family: Berik
  given: Guenseli
- family: Dong
  given: Xiao-yuan
- family: Summerfield
  given: Gale
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1080/13545700701513954
eissn: 1466-4372
files: []
issn: 1354-5701
journal: FEMINIST ECONOMICS
keywords: gender inequality; feminist economics; economic transition; China
keywords-plus: 'RURAL CHINA; RESPONSIBILITY SYSTEM; GENDER; LABOR; REFORM; IMPACT;

  POLICY; RIGHTS; WOMEN; WORK'
language: English
month: JUL-OCT
number: 3-4
number-of-cited-references: '122'
pages: 1-33
papis_id: 75fe4ceb4a69c221f64b75b76b9da70c
ref: Berik2007chinastransition
times-cited: '35'
title: China's transition and feminist economics
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000249607800001
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '32'
volume: '13'
web-of-science-categories: Economics; Women's Studies
year: '2007'