478 News and Views 众 打不是条。 骂不是爱， 不变暴力好好缦： 你依然沉 暴力在身边 21 On February 14,2012,three activists dressed in wedding gowns stained with simulated blood protested in central Beijing to raise awareness about domes- tic violence.(LEFT TO RIGHT:Li Tingting (Maizi),Xiao Meili,Wei Tingting). Photograph courtesy of Feminist Voices. the conference,redefined feminist conceptions of gender and sexual norms have circulated widely among feminist NGos in China,includ- ing NGos that promote gender training in the women's federations and in the government.Since the UN Conference on Women,we have wit- nessed a continuous growth of feminist-organized activities nationwide, and I have been a participant in this process.Because the political envi- ronment in China is highly unstable and not congenial to NGo activism, the feminist-activist strategy has been to steer clear of politically sensi- tive issues and instead to concentrate efforts in the realm of promoting gender equality as guaranteed by China's constitution and Chinese laws protecting women's and children's rights. As beneficiaries of socialist ideals and policies of gender equality in education and employment,quite a large number of women profession- als emerged from my cohort,and by the 199os,they had access to policy This content downloaded from 130.15.241.167 on Tue,05 Jan 2016 21:49:13 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions478 News and Views the conference, redefined feminist conceptions of gender and sexual norms have circulated widely among feminist NGOs in China, includ￾ing NGOs that promote gender training in the women’s federations and in the government. Since the UN Conference on Women, we have wit￾nessed a continuous growth of feminist-organized activities nationwide, and I have been a participant in this process. Because the political envi￾ronment in China is highly unstable and not congenial to NGO activism, the feminist-activist strategy has been to steer clear of politically sensi￾tive issues and instead to concentrate efforts in the realm of promoting gender equality as guaranteed by China’s constitution and Chinese laws protecting women’s and children’s rights. As beneficiaries of socialist ideals and policies of gender equality in education and employment, quite a large number of women profession￾als emerged from my cohort, and by the 1990s, they had access to policy On February 14, 2012, three activists dressed in wedding gowns stained with simulated blood protested in central Beijing to raise awareness about domes￾tic violence. (Left to right: Li Tingting (Maizi), Xiao Meili, Wei Tingting). Photograph courtesy of Feminist Voices. This content downloaded from 130.15.241.167 on Tue, 05 Jan 2016 21:49:13 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions