From the Christian Science Monitor, via ABCNews.com:
Women like Hung make up almost 20 percent of the country’s entrepreneurs, according to the China Association of Women Entrepreneurs. They’re attracted, experts say, by an atmosphere that measures them largely by results rather than gender, by the allure of calling the shots, and by the chance to put their stamp on everything from Beijing’s skyline to discovering new artists.
These self-made women have risen from the ranks of an urban workforce that is now 42 percent female, according to a Chinese government white paper. While their status has improved considerably in the past five decades, women are still concentrated in lower-end jobs. Rapid economic reforms have offered new opportunities for women in private enterprises, but they have also meant layoffs from state enterprises.
See also “Law to catapult women’s rights into new century” from China Daily.
