ABSTRACT
This chapter provides the level of participation in employment and education by Chinese women. It outlines the patterns of their professional and managerial/entrepreneurial positions and the provisions of gender equality regulations and initiatives. The chapter explains the level of gender equality is high in China, measured by the education and employment level. A distinct feature of women's labour market participation in China is that it has one of the highest women's participation rates in the world that is characterized by full-time employment. The rapid expansion of the Chinese higher education sector since the early 2000s has led to a rising level of unemployment of university graduates. The Chinese patriarchal cultural value and gender discrimination at workplaces that reflects societal values are far more significant factors that have led to the low presence of women in management positions. Gender discrimination is highest in government organizations, a sector which should in principle be the leader in implementing gender equality legislation and initiatives.
