Book reveals Chinese women's roles
By Chen Jia | China Daily | Updated: 2008-05-06 07:11
Women delegates from ethnic minority groups participate in the first session of the 11th National People's Congress held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in March. Women's involvement in village affairs is small compared with men's but has been rising. Huo Yan |
"Women hold up half of the sky" - it is a Chairman Mao saying that recently released figures seem to reaffirm, shedding light on the gender issues facing the country.
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