Women slammed in lecture

Subservient behavior advised, along with beatings by husbands

A lecture held at a university in Jiangxi province that included what to many seemed like discrimination against women - as well as flouting common sense in science - has remained a topic of heated discussion online over the past two weeks.

The lecturer, Ding Xuan, was described as a teacher of traditional culture at China Women's United Foundation and vice-chairwoman of the Hebei Provincial Traditional Culture Studies Association.