Women’s Voices

Tingfan has been a GMI volunteer for some time, and she is very passionate about the value of motherhood, including to herself, a woman with a disability. She is thankful for the care of her mother — a woman who…

The summer vacation has begun. At the crowded high-speed rail station, I carried all the luggage on my shoulders. I was accompanying my parents and children on the train back home. The high-speed rail station was full of children returning…

In 2020, just like how the pandemic disrupted the lives of most people without any forewarning, my life was nearly destroyed by an unexpected event. After constant sleep deprivation for almost a week, on my 25th birthday, I was rushed…

GlobalMoms Initiative recently held The Mom Portraits Exhibition in Shanghai to celebrate the contributions of mothers to society. The event was held in partnership with Shantao Buy42 and MamaPro and ran from May 8 to 14, finishing on International Mother’s…

This article is part of a series of stories on moms across China collected by the GlobalMoms Initiative. Liao Jinshui was born in 1978 and grew up in the village of Lianshui, Guangdong Province. Her father passed away when she…

This article is part of a series of stories on moms across China collected by the GlobalMoms Initiative.   “This is the Trueself Hotline. Do you have anything you would like to discuss?” “Are you the parent of a gay…

This article is part of a series on moms across China collected by the GlobalMoms Initiative.   Many different answers might be given if you asked someone when is the best time to start a new business. However, very few…

In the near future, CDB will be hosting a new column dedicated to publishing stories submitted to GlobalMoms Initiative (GMI), a nonprofit organization which provides a platform to help moms achieve physical and mental wellbeing, as well as financial independence.…