Background
One day, a friend and I talked about my internship in a research institute of a securities company.
He suddenly told me: “Sexism is serious in this position.”
I replied, “What else can I do besides trying hard?”
Current Situation
In recent years, the media has rarely mentioned gender discrimination in employment in China, but this does not mean that this phenomenon does not exist in China. This is a hidden rule and the normal state of real life. We don’t need to do complicated surveys, and we just need to look at the news on the television with our eyes: almost all senior officials in government are male; most senior executives in companies are male.
– Who can help women?
– Law? Education? Or ourselves?
Law on gender discrimination in employment can help us a lot. Occasionally, employers have adopted differential treatment in terms of employment, promotion, compensation, due to the gender differences of employees. In this case, the law on gender discrimination in employment can help us protect our rights. However, sometimes the law brings protective discrimination. Because the law requires some special protection for women at work, and companies worry that this protection will lead to waste of human resources, companies will use various excuses to reject female candidates during the recruitment process.
Education for girls can help women a lot. In some poor areas, people tend to prioritize boys for education, which can lead to girls becoming incompetent in their favorite jobs when they are adults. Institutions in the society provide education for these girls through donations, so that these girls have the opportunity to change their lives.
Finally, women must realize that there are countless possibilities in their lives. Gender discrimination limits some people’s perception of women, but women cannot set limits on themselves.
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