The Resurgence of 'Ignorance Is Women's Virtue': 'Leftover Women' and Constructing 'Ideal' Levels of Female Education in China

Autor/inn/en	You, Yun; Nussey, Charlotte
Titel	The Resurgence of 'Ignorance Is Women's Virtue': 'Leftover Women' and Constructing 'Ideal' Levels of Female Education in China
Quelle	In: Gender and Education, 34 (2022) 8, S.1058-1073 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (You, Yun) ORCID (Nussey, Charlotte)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0954-0253
DOI	10.1080/09540253.2022.2123897
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Womens Education; Gender Bias; Social Bias; Family Influence; Cultural Influences; Sex Stereotypes; Social Influences; Civil Rights; Sex Fairness; Educational History; Asian History; Mass Media Effects; Doctoral Students; Television; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Geschlechterstereotyp; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Sozialer Einfluss; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Sexualaufklärung; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Doctoral studies; Doctorate studies; Student; Students; Doctoral candidate; Doktorandenprogramm; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Doktorand; Doktorandin; Fernsehen; Fernsehtechnik
Abstract	This paper considers the construction of an 'ideal' level of female education in China by reflecting on the social phenomenon of 'leftover women', and the perpetuation of this stigma by both Chinese state media. It contributes an in-depth engagement with the educational dimensions of 'leftover women' through innovative discourse analysis that examines the content of one of the most popular Chinese dating shows in the last decade. This analysis reveals the role of 'experts' in preserving myths about being or becoming 'leftover', as well as the influence of family, in particular mothers, on young Chinese women's choices and self-perception. This paper argues that by attending to popular discourses and their reframing of older Chinese ideas, in particular, 'ignorance is women's virtue', we can offer qualitative insights to the relatively lower numbers of Chinese women at doctoral education levels. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01