The interplay of gender, motherhood, and the digital economy in China: exploring the experiences of urban mothers in WeChat businesses

Abstract In recent years, there has been tremendous growth in the e-commerce industry in China. This study focuses on the experiences of urban mothers who engage in e-commerce on the WeChat platform. Through in-depth interviews with 35 urban mothers as digital laborers on WeChat, our findings reveal...

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Main Authors: Hong Zhang, Xintuantuan Sun, Ziyao Ding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-10-01
Series:The Journal of Chinese Sociology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40711-023-00194-5