Redefining China's Family: Women
Jul 19, 2008 | IMDB 0
7 min Watch NowDocumentary, Family
10 May 2007 - China's staggering economic growth has overshadowed a more subtle shift in Chinese society. In domestic life, many women are now ignore the advice of their mothers and grandmothers, turning instead to counselling hotlines and, increasingly, divorce.
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