麻豆视频

Position Type
Faculty
Service
- Present
Other Affiliations
Data Analytics
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Specialization
Sociology of gender, Science and technology studies, Quantitative & Computational methods
Pronouns
She / Her
Biography

Dr. Yao is a quantitative sociologist and studies the persistence of gender inequality in contemporary societies. Her current work uses quantitative and computational methods to study 1) how emerging AI technologies reinforce or challenge existing gender inequalities; 2) the constructions of femininity and masculinity in the digital space; 3) women’s (dis)advantages in education and labor market in China and the U.S.

She is passionate about equipping students from diverse disciplinary backgrounds with quantitative skills and computational literacy. Through her research and teaching, she aims to cultivate the integration of feminist social science insights with rigorous quantitative methods.

Degree(s)
PhD, MA, The Ohio State University; MA, BA, Renmin University of China

Learning & Teaching

Courses
  • WGST101/QS290: Issues in Feminism: Introductions to Women’s and Gender Studies
  • WGST286/DA286: When AI Meets Feminism: Critical Perspectives and Actionable Strategies

Works

Publications

Peer-reviewed journal articles:

  1. Buchmann, Claudia, Rachel Dwyer, and Man Yao. 2025. 鈥淭he Deepening GenderDivide in Credentials 2000-2020: Continuity, Change, and Implications.鈥 RSF: TheRussell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences.
  2. Yao, Man. 2024. 鈥淧ersistence of the Gender Frame: Gender Perceptions ofAmbiguous Chinese and Gender-Neutral American Names in the United States.鈥滸ender & Society, 38(6), 868-901.
  3. Zheng, Hui, Yao Lu, and Man Yao. 2024. 鈥淓merging Health Disparities amongCollege Graduates: Understanding the Health Consequences of Education-OccupationMismatch.鈥 Social Science Research, 120: 103015. 4. Yao, Man and Siqi Han. 2024. 鈥淲ho Earns the Iron Rice Bowl? Major Marketabilityand State Sector Jobs among College-Educated Workers in Urban China.鈥 ChineseJournal of Sociology, 10(2), 167-191.
  4. Downey, Douglas, Man Yao, and Joseph Merry. 2023. 鈥淭he Inverse AssociationLast updated: April 20252Between Number of Siblings and Divorce: New Evidence from China and Europe.鈥滼ournal of Family Issues, 45(4), 890-930.
  5. Yao, Man. 2023. 鈥淕raduate school, Work, or Unclear? Gender Differences in thePost-college Plans among China鈥檚 Recent College Graduates.鈥 Sociological Perspectives,66(2), 246鈥275.
  6. Yao, Man, Tori I. Rehr, and Erica P. Regan. 2023. 鈥淕ender Differences in FinancialKnowledge among College Students: Evidence from a Recent Multi-institutionalSurvey.鈥 Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 44, 693鈥713.

Book Chapters:

  1. Buchmann, Claudia, and Man Yao. 2025. 鈥淕ender as an Axis of Stratification鈥, inMarkus Gangl, and others (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Social Stratification.

Professional & Community Service / Professional Memberships

  1. American Sociological Association, Sociologists for Women in Society, International Sociological Association Research Committee 28 on Social Stratification and Mobility, National Women鈥檚 Studies Association
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