Interview with Ge Youli

Abstract

Ge Youli, born in 1962, is the China Country Director for the Global Alliance for Workers and Communities in Guangzhou. Prior to this, she worked at the Ford Foundation and later as a Program Officer at the United Nations Development Program in Beijing on issues of gender equity, poverty alleviation, micro-finance and community development. In this capacity, she became involved in many feminist projects in China, including translating feminist texts, running gender training sessions and organizing professional women’s groups. Her publications include contributions to "Chinese Women Organizing: Cadres, Feminists, Muslims, Queers," Ping-Chun Hsiung, Maria Jaschok, and Cecilia Milwertz (eds.), 2001; “Violence against Women, a Global Issue,” Life Monthly 68 (November, 1998); and “When Girls Grow Up, They Have to Get Married?,” Feminist Studies 22, No. 3 (Fall 1996). Most recently, Ge Youli is involved in defending the rights of migrant workers. She resides in Guangzhou, China with her husband.