discrimination

JobDiscriminationagainstWomeninChina

Thewomen’yearshavepast,womenemlive

r,itisnotsoeasytochange,forthediscriminationagainst

womenhasbeenconsistinginChinaforthousandsofyears,fromthefeudaleratomodernsociety.

Infeudality,ysprejudices

anddiscriminationsagainstwomeninoursocietyarenotsoriousbutstillexist,suchas

ingtothesurveymadebyJiangsuwomenunionin2005,72%

femalecol

at’sthereasononjob

discriminationagainstwomeninChina?

Firstofall,societyhasnotcompletelyacceptedwomengoingoutofhome,whichmakesthe

esocietystillholdssomeprejudicesand

areasofChina,womennotonlyhavelesschancetoparticipateinlabor

market,oftenthinkthatitinoughforawomantobe

elthatwomenbelongat

home,takingcareofmenandchildren.

Forthoreasons,an

wantstohaveherownplaceinhighposition,ywill

encounterthe“Theglassceiling”.Thehigherthepost,thelesslikelyawoman–evenoneas

qualifiedasormorequalifiedthanhermalecolleague–homanagetobreak

throughthisso-called“glass-ceiling”intodecision-makingpositionsremaintheexceptiontothe

ruleaveninfemale-dominatedctorswheretherearemorewomenmanagers,a

disproportionatenumberofmenritothemoreniorpositions.

Peoplegenerallythoughtthattheaccumulationofhumancapitalofwomenislowerthanmen.

Inmostcas,,

accordingtorecentrearch,theadditionalcostofhiringawomanislessthan1%ofthemonthly

totalearningsofwomenemployees.

Butwomenarenotonlydiscriminatedagainstforeconomicreasons–theyaremainly

discriminatedagainstbecauofstereotypingandmisguidedpreconceptionsofwomen’srolesand

iety,especiallythemediaquiteoftenspeakhighlyofawomanastheroleof

motherorwife,ionProgram,pasdinthe

fifthanniversaryoftheUNFourthWorldConferenceonWomenconvenedinBeijing,mentioned

thatthemedianotinChina,ingthe

traditionalfemalecharacters;finalizethedesignofviolenceanddegradingpornographicproducts;

commercializewomen’sbody,enceoftheproblemsisthattheyalwaysbuildfemale

nderdiscrimination.

ntalkthatthemen,

thesocietydonotadmitthewomen’sability,butsometimeventhewomenthemlvesdonot

ntly,mostoftheyjustholdthepointfrommen’inkthey

lly,theythinktheyshoulddependontheirhusbands,

andtheirfamilies.

Abovethis,however,canethe

phenomenonthattheygoouttowork,carryingthesocietyburden,butwhentheyarehome,they

dowhatthewomendointhepast,,theabilityof

allenergyislimited;,thefamilyandthesocietywillbe

consideredasthetwoburdenchains,ca,thewomanwillnotgooutfor

avery

embarrassingthing.

ountryisa

developingcountry,economyandsocialdevelopmentarerestricted,thelawsandregulationsof

laborofsateandgovernmentpolicythatconcernwomenarenotmeticulouscomprehensively.

Thus,inthelabor,nd

sultsshowedthat

67percentofemployingunitsputgenderrestrictionsforward,andexpresslyprovidethatduring

theemploymentperiodswomencannotpregnant.

Furthermore,reoftenpaidlessthanmenforthe

sameworkorworkofequalvalue–onaverageatleast15%less(upto25–30%less).High

areas,especiallythebigcities,thewagegap

widensthebetterthewomaniducated.

Itisquiteclearthathavenoeducation,reisnodoubtthat

menpredominateoverhighereducation;theproportionmeetsorexceeds60%.Comparedwith

men,r,lackingeducation,womenneitherhave

theirownideasnorgoalsoflife,goingonlike

this,overnmentneedstochangethissituation,

improvingwomen'sdevelopmentandsocialenvironment,asitmentionedintheOutlineof

ChineWomenDevelopment.

Soshallweremovethisobstacleonwomen’sjobs?Apparently,weshoulddothissothatwe

tainextent,ore,we

hatca,theeconomicwilldevelop

muchfasterandhealthier,e

ewomenareequallytreated,theharmonious

societyofChinawillbebuilt.