Xiaotong Zhang
Xiaotong joined the Institute for Employment Research (IER) in October 2017, where she completed her PhD with a thesis on 鈥�Agency and structure interaction of female entrepreneurship and self-employment in China鈥�, copy available on
Prior to this, Xiaotong earned an MSc in Public Policy from University College London, focusing on 鈥淎genda Setting in China: The Influence of Online Public Opinion and Commercial Media Coverage on the Environmental Policy Agenda regarding Wumai (Beijing Fog) in 2011鈥�. She also holds an MA in Social and Public Policy from the University of Leeds, where she explored 鈥淵outh Unemployment in China Since 2000: Problem Analysis, Current Policy Evaluation, and Further Recommendations鈥�. Additionally, she received an LLB in the History of the Chinese Communist Party from Renmin University of China, investigating 鈥淎merican Miscalculations during the Korean War in 1950鈥�.
After working as a Risk Associate I & II in Technology, Data, and Analytics at PwC UK for one and a half years, she is now seeking new opportunities in both industry and academia. Her research interests encompass entrepreneurship, gender studies, and mixed research methods.
