Micro-entrepreneurship, new media technologies, and the reproduction and reconfiguration of gender in rural China

C.J. WALLIS · 2014 · Chinese Journal of Communication

Summary. Rural Chinese micro-entrepreneurs use new media technologies like mobile phones and the internet to start businesses, but gender inequalities persist. Women and men face unequal access to capital and social networks despite technology's potential. While some women gain economic opportunities and challenge traditional gender norms through technology use, deeply entrenched power differentials mean technology often reproduces rather than overcomes existing gender hierarchies.

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DOI

10.1080/17544750.2014.988633

Countries

China

Regions

Asia

Categories

entrepreneurship, broadband-and-digital, innovation-networks

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