MIND THE MIDLIFE CAREER GAP

More women navigating unemployment, changing jobs, managing family affairs

At 39, Fang Hongxia found herself starting over, not by choice, but with reluctant acceptance.

For nearly 11 years, she had worked at a private company in Kunming, Yunnan province, starting in warehouse inventory and gradually taking on roles in client management, bidding documentation, e-commerce operations and internal coordination.