My name is Man Yao, and I usually go by Yao. I'm an Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies at Denison University. I received my PhD degree from the Department of Sociology at The Ohio State University.

My research examines how gender inequality persists in contemporary socieites, including the United States and China. I am particularly interested in examining how gender differences are constructed and perpetuate in the digital age, by combining computational techniques with traditional social science methods.

You could find my updated CV here.

I grew up in a small city called Enshi on the mountainous southwestern corner of Hubei province, China. Then, I lived in Beijing and received a M.A. in Anthropology and B.A. in Sociology, both from Renmin University of China. During this period, I conducted ethnographic work in an elementary school for migrant children on the outskirts of Beijing for three years.