There’s a dark side for women seeking employment in China – blatant gender discrimination.
During job interviews, many women routinely face questions of whether they are single or married, while others are forced to sign contracts that state they won’t get pregnant for three years.
“We’ve come across (job) ads that say ‘women under 30’,” said a women’s rights campaigner who goes by the alias Hepburn. She added that others state bluntly: “men preferred.”
Hepburn is a member of the “Inspection Squad for Workplace Gender Discrimination,” a 70-person strong movement taking on China’s corporations in the fight for equality.
But, she admits, it’s a difficult battle, particularly as Chinese Presid
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Feb 23, 2021