Family support helps Chinese career women make it to the top

Key factors contribute to the high-profile achievements of Chinese women in the workplace, compared with their counterparts in some other countries, according to experts.

These are: a favorable social environment; working mothers acting as role models; supportive spouses; and an extended family network.

Bettina Al-Sadik-Lowinski, an experienced international executive coach from Germany, said Chinese society is advanced, as it has a longer history of gender equality than some other nations. Most people have grandmothers and mothers working full time, acting as role models in the workplace.