Interview: Gender Inequality in the Chinese Workplace

Are women still holding up half of the sky? Prof. Qin Gao discussed gender inequality in the Chinese workplace during an interview with News China magazine.

By
Qianfeng Lin
August 11, 2017

From News China Description:

"It is been more than half a century since Chairman Mao Zedong famously praised women as "holding up half of the sky."

"According to data from the World Bank, 63.35% of Chinese women participated in the labor force in 2016, meaning China ranked 40th among 181 countries for which the data was calculated.

"In international terms, gender inequality in China is relatively low. However, a recent survey by Zhaopin.com, a Chinese careers website, shows that over 80% of women surveyed experienced gender-based discrimination in their workplace.

"What is the status of women in the workplace? What can we learn to improve gender inequality? Is sacrificing femininity an effective way to stop discrimination in the workplace? Qin Gao examines those questions in this interview."

Columbia Affiliations
China Center for Social Policy