Women seek equality in job market

Female employees called for equal opportunities in the job market as surveys by recruitment firms showed bias against married women or those with children has led to stagnation in their pay and chances for promotion.

A report by Zhaopin, an online recruitment platform based in Beijing, shows the average salary of Chinese women was 23 percent lower than men's last year, with the income disparity seeing a 1 percent increase in 2018 compared with 2017.

Also, women have fewer opportunities for promotion than men. The report said that among the companies surveyed, women occupied an average of only 18.7 percent of board seats while men occupied 81.3 percent.