A women’s world, a better world?

Business Women Forum :

Women's Position in

Contemporary China

柯倩婷 KE Qianting

Sun Yet-sen University

2013-05-17

1900s: Go out of their homes

1900-1930: Jobs are open for women

Lv Bicheng 吕碧城 (1883 ～ 1943)1906:Headmaster of a girls School1912:Chief Secretary of the President1915:Business woman1918:Columbia University, USA

•Education•Profession•35%workers•5% teachers•2%Government staff

1950-1970: Iron Women

1980s-: Successful BusinesswomenWorld's top 50 women in the business

04/19/23

Zhang Yin(The Richest woman in China)Nine Dragons Paper Industries Co.Guangdong Vice Premier of the State Council

Dong MingzhuGree Group Corp,Guangdong

1980s-: Successful Businesswomen

Zhai MeiqingHeung Kong Group,Guangdong

Yang LanTV host, Sun Media Investment Holdings Limited

2000s-:Women's Positions

Higher Education:50%

Labor force: 46%

BUT

Women Entrepreneurs:20%

CEO of 500 private companies:2%

Officials at provincial or ministerial level:10.5%

LIU Yandong , Vice Premier of the State Council

04/19/23

2000s-:Woman's Positions

• Glass ceiling• Corporate welfare

–Maternity leave–Nursing room–Day care

• Employment Discrimination

How to Keep Talented Women on the Road to Success

College student sent letters to 500 companiesCall for eliminating Employment Discrimination

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