women

www.darkroastedblend.com — A selection of posters focusing on the smiling woman's face of socialism, as imagined by Maoist China artists in the 1950s and 1960s.

www.npr.org — Like any responsible pregnant woman, Chen Lei (not her real name) wants the best for her unborn child. So Chen, 30, is one of an increasing number of mainland Chinese women who are taking advantage of a loophole in American law to travel to the United States to give birth. For about $15,000, middlemen can arrange the hospital, the doctor and the house and car rental, as well as other extras.

www.impactlab.com — A shopping mall in Shenyang opened a women-only frustration venting room where ladies can go and do things like smash TVs and beat up beanbags. Most of the customers are white collar or university students unleashing their angst about job hunting. They’re allowed to enter the frustration chamber for free if they’ve spent 38 yuan at the mall.

business.asiaone.com — CHINA, BEIJING: Chinese women still lack clout in politics, but fortune is certainly smiling on them: Half of the world's 14 self-made female billionaires are China-born.

And these women did not inherit their wealth, but created it on their own steam and gumption, according to the latest annual ranking by Forbes magazine.

laowaiink.blogspot.com — Most of the things we equate with manliness in America are largely absent from the Middle Kingdom. In China, if something breaks, call a repairman or buy a new one, because services are speedy and cheap, and most things are replaceable anyway. If you're lucky enough to have a car, it's usually a late model European brand, and those don't break anyway.