Abstract：Gender study as social analysis is an interdisciplinary field that combines theory with activism． It is influenced by western feminism and also finds roots in the rich but changing life and practice in transitional China． Its course of development moved from the rise of women's studies in China，through the efforts to introduce，spread and connect with feminism，and to it gaining shape and maturity through diversification of research in the process of localization． This paper first investigates the characteristics of the different stages of its localization in order to identify the changes in the mainstream gender studies from issues to critique of discourse and debates． These changes are the process of localization that is moving towards an open，diverse and inclusive discourse of gender studies．
