chopsticks
chopsticks only work in pairs gender unity and gender equality among the lahu of southwestern china
p the ideal of gender equality seems forever elusive always tantalizingly over the horizon . shanshan du suggests that by shifting our attention away from the various utopian ideals embedded in mainstream feminism we may be surprised to learn that gender egalitarian societies do exist . based on extensive fieldwork this book explores the lahu society in southwest china where practical gender equality has become the byproduct of a potent ideology of gender unity vividly expressed by the proverb chopsticks only work in pairs .