Urbanization, Aid, and Education: The Mobility Risk of Chinese Women in the Hollowing Village
Abstract
ABSTRACT This paper examines the experience of rural minority girls and women in China's “hollowing out” countryside after massive transfer of rural labor to cities. We explore how urbanization, poverty alleviation initiatives, education, and patriarchal structure produce complex terrains through which marginalized rural females negotiate upward mobility against odds. Rural girls' and women's accounts reveal the “mobility risk” of a most vulnerable population, as well as their personal agency as they strive towards various aspirational futures.
Fields of Study & Subjects
China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance
China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations
China's Global Influence and Migration
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Anthropology & Education Quarterly
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Volume
- 57
- Issue
- 2
- Publication date
- 7 March 2026
- Language
- EN