Women-only Communities Flourish in China

Women-only communities flourish in China

A growing number of co-living spaces in the country are providing their exclusive clientele with a haven from social pressures and male judgment.

Rooms of their own: Women-only communities thrive in China

LINAN, China — Laughter erupts over a board game and coffee at a rural cottage in China's eastern province of Zhejiang, one of a growing number of women-only co-living spaces far from social pressures and male judgment. Women come to share mutual support and "talk freely about intimate stuff" while others seek companionship or refuge from harassment, participants told AFP after making steamed buns in a bright kitchen overlooking the mountains. "…

Rooms of their own: women-only communities thrive in China

Laughter erupts over a board game and coffee at a rural cottage in China's eastern province of Zhejiang, one of a growing number of women-only co-living spaces far from social pressures and male judgment.

Rooms Of Their Own: Women-only Communities Thrive In China

Laughter erupts over a board game and coffee at a rural cottage in China's eastern province of Zhejiang, one of a growing number of women-only co-living spaces far from social pressures and male judgment.