In my Digital Media in South Asia class with Dr. Heuer, I did my final presentation on the women’s movement in Burma. For that reason, I was really drawn to this article. Already knowing about the historical role of women in Chinese society, I wanted to see how much it had changed especially since international women’s campaigns have swept the globe. I was shocked at how little is effected the Chinese women!
This article discusses how women are still underrepresented in the workforce, in this example brokerage. Women are having difficulties getting hired because the employers fear the hassle of maturity leave, and the women being unable to adapt to the long hours and frequent work trips. In addition to the pay gap, this has lead to even an outright policy of discrimination when jobs are advertised as “suitable for men” or “men only apply”.
More attention has been brought to this issues, but the Chinese women have not seen considerable improvement. Maybe more international support and alliance with the global women’s right cause can help!
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2142915/sexist-adverts-and-fear-maternity-leave-how-gender-inequality