Dream jobs differ depending on generation

The top dream job for Chinese men in childhood is to be a public servant. For women, it's to be a teacher. That's according to a survey published by LinkedIn, a US-based networking website, ahead of International Children's Day, which falls on June 1.

After civil servant - which one in four men selected in a multiple-choice survey - men dreamed of being scientists, policemen, businessmen and teachers, in that order, the survey found. Results were released on Wednesday.

Among women, nearly 31 percent dreamed in childhood of becoming a teacher. The next choices were medical worker, artist, public servant and designer.