'Believe in Sister Phoenix', it only took 100 years
By Jules Quartly | China Daily | Updated: 2010-03-10 08:08

One century after a German socialist first tabled the idea of an annual International Women's Day, in Copenhagen, what progress has women's suffrage made?
At the time, "equal rights, equal opportunities, progress for all" did not include the fairer sex. Chinese women walked around in three-inch golden lotus shoes and Victorian ladies in England wore whalebone corsets that caused them to faint.
Most would agree it's better today, but let's examine further. And since the Internet is made in our image, how does it portray women?
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