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Well said. I think this is the source of much eye rolling for people who have lived in the West and East. When I lived in China, I was floored when I found out
by coupdejarnac 9y ago
Well said. I think this is the source of much eye rolling for people who have lived in the West and East.
When I lived in China, I was floored when I found out people put their picture on their CV. But that was the tip of the iceberg of unsavory business practices there.
As a counterpoint to the apparent sexism of the Chinese workplace, women were integrated in the work place by the communist party much sooner than in the West. Women there have been able to hold professional white collar-ish jobs for quite a long time.
- cmplxconjugate 9y agoI’ve lived in China and speak Mandarin too. I’ve always hated the fact you need a photo, but I was truly disturbed when I went with my girlfriend (Chinese) to have hers done. Even she was uncomfortable with the level of photoshop used. It looked like a different person, and she complained to have that amount of editing reduced. It’s just such an obvious point of discrimination. While anecdotal, in every in depth discussion with Chinese women about their perception of women’s equality in the workplace, none of them felt it was fair. It doesn’t help that there’s still a strong expectation that women should have a “stable” but lower paying job (1/10th or lower) in comparison to their partner. There’s a definite difficulty with progressing in your career that arises due to a culture that has a strong emphasis on guanxi and male dominance. If you don’t have connections and you’re not a man, there’s a strong chance that you’ll experience huge resistance when trying to climb the ladder.