From the editors’ preface:

Katharina Hahn and Sandra Krawczyszyn add a gender perspective to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and consider it as a mechanism of soft power that encompasses norms and values where gender and equality require more attention. Gender equality along the BRI was analyzsed from the perspective of educational institutions and public enterprises. The study found that there was a lack of gender policy in the BRI and there was no cultural exchange on educational institutions on gender. Self-fulfillment mechanisms were suggested as an effective tool to improve gender equality in companies operating along the BRI.