Guo Jing (activist)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Guo.
Guo Jing
郭晶
Born1990 or 1991 (age 33–34)
China
NationalityChinese
Occupation(s)Author
Activist
Years active2019-present
MovementChinese feminist movement

Guo Jing (Chinese: 郭晶; born 1990/1991)[1] is a Chinese women's rights activist, feminist activist, social worker, and book author based in Wuhan, Hubei Province, People’s Republic of China. She is known for writing Wuhan Lockdown Diary, a diary she wrote during the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan, China. Her work has appeared in or has been covered by The New York Times,[2] The New Yorker,[3] The Guardian,[4] and BBC News[5] among others. Her book, Wuhan Lockdown Diary, was published in March 2020 by Taiwan Linking Publishing Company (台湾联经出版社).[6][7]

Guo is also known for her feminist activism. In 2014, she sued a company in Zhejiang Province for gender discrimination and won.[8][9] Guo Jing's case is believed to be the first time in China's history that a job seeker won a gender discrimination case against a potential employer.[10][11]

  1. ^ Bao, Hongwei (28 April 2020). "'Anti-domestic violence little vaccine': A Wuhan-based feminist activist campaign during COVID-19" (PDF). Interface.
  2. ^ The New York Times (23 January 2020). "Coronavirus Death Toll Climbs in China, and a Lockdown Widens". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Zhang, Han (7 February 2020). "How the Coronavirus Has Tested China's System of Information Control". The New Yorker.
  4. ^ Kuo, Lily (15 March 2020). "Write a diary, take action: Hubei residents on fighting coronavirus anxiety". The Guardian.
  5. ^ Denton, Kirk (30 January 2020). "Diary of a life in locked-down Wuhan". BBC News.
  6. ^ "Guo Jing's Wuhan Lockdown Diary". MCLC Resource Center. 27 April 2020.
  7. ^ Guo / 郭晶, Jing (2020). Wuhan Lockdown Diary / 武漢封城日記. Taiwan: Linking Publishing / 聯經文庫. OCLC 1154045284.
  8. ^ "郭晶与杭州市西湖区东方烹饪职业技能培训学校一般人格权纠纷，杭州市西湖区人民法院 (Guo Jing v. East Cooking Vocational Skills Training School)". LII / Legal Information Institute. 2014.
  9. ^ 周利航 (2014). ""浙江就业性别歧视第一案"女大学生胜诉-中国法院网". Chana Court.
  10. ^ Asia Division at Human Rights Watch researcher (anonymous); Richardson (editor), Sophie; Barr, Heather; Ganesan, Arvind; Root, Brian; Ross, James; Saunders, Joseph (23 April 2018). ""Only Men Need Apply": Gender Discrimination in Job Advertisements in China". Human Rights Watch. {{cite news}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ Wanqing, Zhang (9 January 2020). "China Mulls New Reporting Mechanism To Protect Women Victims". Sixth Tone.