In this study, we aimed to assess the relationship of socioeconomic status and acculturation with cardiovascular disease （CVD） risk profiles and CVD and examine the CVD risk factors associated with CVD. We used data...In this study, we aimed to assess the relationship of socioeconomic status and acculturation with cardiovascular disease （CVD） risk profiles and CVD and examine the CVD risk factors associated with CVD. We used data from the 2010 China Chronic Disease and Risk Factor Surveillance surveys, which consisted of a nationally representative sample of women. The following prevalence was found： myocardial infarction （MI）：展开更多
One of my best experiences when I lived in China (1998-1999) was when mydaughter and her friend Kathy visited me and we went to Putuoshan together. I’ vealways been interested in women’s lives in my own and other cu...One of my best experiences when I lived in China (1998-1999) was when mydaughter and her friend Kathy visited me and we went to Putuoshan together. I’ vealways been interested in women’s lives in my own and other cultures,展开更多
During the year I lived in Shanghai (1998/99), both my daughter and mymother came to see me and to see China with me. My daughter, Leah, a 22-year-old college student, came in April with her friend Kathy. And my mothe...During the year I lived in Shanghai (1998/99), both my daughter and mymother came to see me and to see China with me. My daughter, Leah, a 22-year-old college student, came in April with her friend Kathy. And my mother, BobbieAdang, a 66-year-old retired teacher, came in June. Both visits combined展开更多
Cervical cancer is a form of malignant tumor that seriously threatens women’s health. In China,according to the cancer statistics, 98,900 new cervical cancer cases and 30,500 deaths due to cervical cancer were estima...Cervical cancer is a form of malignant tumor that seriously threatens women’s health. In China,according to the cancer statistics, 98,900 new cervical cancer cases and 30,500 deaths due to cervical cancer were estimated to have occurred in2015, and the incidence and mortality rates still exhibited an upward trend[1].展开更多
IN terms of both time period and implementation, China has accomplished nearly 50 percent of her goal for decreasing the 1989 mortality rate of infants and children below the age of five by as much as one-third by the...IN terms of both time period and implementation, China has accomplished nearly 50 percent of her goal for decreasing the 1989 mortality rate of infants and children below the age of five by as much as one-third by the year 2000. According to the Ministry of Public Health (MPH) statistics released in August, 1996, China’s maternal mortality rate decreased from 94.7 per 100,000 in 1989 to only 39.2 in 1995. Figures for展开更多
Ⅰ THE long-standing Chinese traditionalculture embodies numerous excellencieswhich have survived the test of time andbeen carried on generation by generation.However, there is no need for reticence inobserving that s...Ⅰ THE long-standing Chinese traditionalculture embodies numerous excellencieswhich have survived the test of time andbeen carried on generation by generation.However, there is no need for reticence inobserving that some obsolete elements have alsosurvived which fetter people’s mind and hindersocial progress. For a long time, distorted gendervalues such as "Man is superior to woman","Three-obedience and four virtues" and"Husband sets the guide for wife", hadcontributed to the weakness and inferioritycomplex in local women’s mentality. Not untilthe democratic movement of contemporaryChina was the progress of women’s liberationwitnessed. The values fettering women’s mindswere shaken and the spiritual shackles shattered.Women’s roles in China’s social developmenthave become prominent.展开更多
AT the Huairou NGO Forum on Women, participants in the Workshop on Women’s Higher Education in China were inspired by Chinese speakers to give voice to their own ideas. The line for speaking grew so long as to requir...AT the Huairou NGO Forum on Women, participants in the Workshop on Women’s Higher Education in China were inspired by Chinese speakers to give voice to their own ideas. The line for speaking grew so long as to require Qi Wenying, Workshop Chairwoman and Professor from Beijing University, to announce a new time limit of展开更多
In 1931, a Chinese women’s basketball team played amatch abroad for the first time. In that tournament against theJapanese, they achieved a stellar record of nine wins and onetie. The following story is based on the ...In 1931, a Chinese women’s basketball team played amatch abroad for the first time. In that tournament against theJapanese, they achieved a stellar record of nine wins and onetie. The following story is based on the recollections of WangLan, who played guard for the team 67 years ago.展开更多
THE year 1898 is worth remembering for China’ s women. It was that year that a large group of women who advocated social change established the Women’s Association for Progress, the Women’s School of China and star...THE year 1898 is worth remembering for China’ s women. It was that year that a large group of women who advocated social change established the Women’s Association for Progress, the Women’s School of China and started the first women’s newspaper, "Chinese Girl’s Progress" in Guishuli, Shanghai, with the support and participation of the reformers during the latter part of the Qing Dynasty. The article "On Equality展开更多
WOMEN’S newspapers and magazines began to appear in China almost a century ago, during the Constitutional Reform and Modernization (1898), which is also referred as the Reform Movement of 1898. When the western bourg...WOMEN’S newspapers and magazines began to appear in China almost a century ago, during the Constitutional Reform and Modernization (1898), which is also referred as the Reform Movement of 1898. When the western bourgeois democratic ideology was introduced to China at the end of the 19th century, the Chinese bourgeoisie, influenced by the thought of equality of the sexes, initiated the women’s movement. This movement was mainly characterized by promoting women’s education, the abolition of foot-binding and the founding of publications for women.展开更多
文摘In this study, we aimed to assess the relationship of socioeconomic status and acculturation with cardiovascular disease （CVD） risk profiles and CVD and examine the CVD risk factors associated with CVD. We used data from the 2010 China Chronic Disease and Risk Factor Surveillance surveys, which consisted of a nationally representative sample of women. The following prevalence was found： myocardial infarction （MI）：
文摘One of my best experiences when I lived in China (1998-1999) was when mydaughter and her friend Kathy visited me and we went to Putuoshan together. I’ vealways been interested in women’s lives in my own and other cultures,
文摘During the year I lived in Shanghai (1998/99), both my daughter and mymother came to see me and to see China with me. My daughter, Leah, a 22-year-old college student, came in April with her friend Kathy. And my mother, BobbieAdang, a 66-year-old retired teacher, came in June. Both visits combined
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province,China [Grant No.2017CKC891]the Health Commission Of Hubei Province,China [Grant No.WJ2019H286]
文摘Cervical cancer is a form of malignant tumor that seriously threatens women’s health. In China,according to the cancer statistics, 98,900 new cervical cancer cases and 30,500 deaths due to cervical cancer were estimated to have occurred in2015, and the incidence and mortality rates still exhibited an upward trend[1].
文摘IN terms of both time period and implementation, China has accomplished nearly 50 percent of her goal for decreasing the 1989 mortality rate of infants and children below the age of five by as much as one-third by the year 2000. According to the Ministry of Public Health (MPH) statistics released in August, 1996, China’s maternal mortality rate decreased from 94.7 per 100,000 in 1989 to only 39.2 in 1995. Figures for
文摘Ⅰ THE long-standing Chinese traditionalculture embodies numerous excellencieswhich have survived the test of time andbeen carried on generation by generation.However, there is no need for reticence inobserving that some obsolete elements have alsosurvived which fetter people’s mind and hindersocial progress. For a long time, distorted gendervalues such as "Man is superior to woman","Three-obedience and four virtues" and"Husband sets the guide for wife", hadcontributed to the weakness and inferioritycomplex in local women’s mentality. Not untilthe democratic movement of contemporaryChina was the progress of women’s liberationwitnessed. The values fettering women’s mindswere shaken and the spiritual shackles shattered.Women’s roles in China’s social developmenthave become prominent.
文摘AT the Huairou NGO Forum on Women, participants in the Workshop on Women’s Higher Education in China were inspired by Chinese speakers to give voice to their own ideas. The line for speaking grew so long as to require Qi Wenying, Workshop Chairwoman and Professor from Beijing University, to announce a new time limit of
文摘In 1931, a Chinese women’s basketball team played amatch abroad for the first time. In that tournament against theJapanese, they achieved a stellar record of nine wins and onetie. The following story is based on the recollections of WangLan, who played guard for the team 67 years ago.
文摘THE year 1898 is worth remembering for China’ s women. It was that year that a large group of women who advocated social change established the Women’s Association for Progress, the Women’s School of China and started the first women’s newspaper, "Chinese Girl’s Progress" in Guishuli, Shanghai, with the support and participation of the reformers during the latter part of the Qing Dynasty. The article "On Equality
文摘WOMEN’S newspapers and magazines began to appear in China almost a century ago, during the Constitutional Reform and Modernization (1898), which is also referred as the Reform Movement of 1898. When the western bourgeois democratic ideology was introduced to China at the end of the 19th century, the Chinese bourgeoisie, influenced by the thought of equality of the sexes, initiated the women’s movement. This movement was mainly characterized by promoting women’s education, the abolition of foot-binding and the founding of publications for women.
