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Why China’s Boys Are Being Left Behind

Contributions from individuals with unique perspectives to share. Hear from everyone, from experts and commentators to those whose voices are often marginalized.

VOICES & OPINION

China has a long history of both test-based education and putting boys first, so what does it mean for the country’s patriarchal underpinnings when girls start to pull ahead?

The Not-So-Dysfunctional Lives of China’s ‘Left-Behind’ Children

Contrary to popular portrayals of broken families, kids in migrant households want to make their parents’ sacrifices pay off. They just face bigger barriers to doing so.