Assertive women across China demand what's right
By Yao Minji |
March 8, 2013, Friday
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CHINA Women's News, affiliated with the All-China Women's Federation, in January announced a list of 10 significant gender-equality news events in China.
Students shave heads
Four young women in Guangzhou, shaved their heads to protest gender discrimination in differential test scores for men and women at some universities, after they took the National College Entrance Exam last year. Some universities held their own tests before the national exam and required higher scores for women than men. The Ministry of Education said it was in the country's best interest to raise the threshold for women who already represent a higher portion of the university population. Many young women, who got high scores, were denied admission because of their gender. They said the discrimination and the authorities' attitude was unfair. They triggered a major debate on the Internet.
Potty protest
A dozen female university students in Guangzhou City, Guangdong, occupied a men's toilet in a public park to focus attention on lack of enough female toilets. They carried signs that read "More convenience for women for gender equality" and "Care for women starts from more convenience." They demanded that there be two toilets for women for every toilet for men, noting that women used the toilet more frequently. Similar protests were staged in Beijing, Nanjing in Jiangsu Province and Zhengzhou in Henan Province.
1st gender equity law
Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong Province began implementing the country's first gender equality law, which fines employers who sets gender requirements in recruitment, requires employers to take measures against sexual harassment, and enhances protection for domestic violence victims, among many other anti-discrimination measures.
Students shave heads
Four young women in Guangzhou, shaved their heads to protest gender discrimination in differential test scores for men and women at some universities, after they took the National College Entrance Exam last year. Some universities held their own tests before the national exam and required higher scores for women than men. The Ministry of Education said it was in the country's best interest to raise the threshold for women who already represent a higher portion of the university population. Many young women, who got high scores, were denied admission because of their gender. They said the discrimination and the authorities' attitude was unfair. They triggered a major debate on the Internet.
Potty protest
A dozen female university students in Guangzhou City, Guangdong, occupied a men's toilet in a public park to focus attention on lack of enough female toilets. They carried signs that read "More convenience for women for gender equality" and "Care for women starts from more convenience." They demanded that there be two toilets for women for every toilet for men, noting that women used the toilet more frequently. Similar protests were staged in Beijing, Nanjing in Jiangsu Province and Zhengzhou in Henan Province.
1st gender equity law
Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong Province began implementing the country's first gender equality law, which fines employers who sets gender requirements in recruitment, requires employers to take measures against sexual harassment, and enhances protection for domestic violence victims, among many other anti-discrimination measures.
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