Wang Feng

A “boys’ club” mentality is particularly prevalent among the political and business elites, said Wang Feng, an expert on demography and inequality at the University of California, Irvine. [President] Xi’s latest Politburo — a group of 24 top party leaders — does not include one woman, he pointed out. “The same is true for leadership positions in large state-owned enterprises and in other higher level government positions,” he added.

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