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Fighting for Equal Rights Woman Sues State Bank for Sexual Discrimination A 55-year-old woman, a chief teller for the Pingdingshan city branch of China Construction Bank, recently filed a sexual discrimination complaint to the local arbitration committee against the state-controlled bank. Gender 'In'-Equality? Ten years after the Fourth World Conference on Women was held in Beijing, the government has finally made good on its promise to entrench the legal rights and interests of women. However, traditional views on a woman's role in society continue to stymie developments towards true gender equality. Men's Role Stressed in Women's Development Raising men's participation in women development undertakings is a crucial element in promoting women development, said women representatives attending a meeting commemorating the tenth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing. Anti-domestic Violence Drive Needs Legal Support Domestic violence, regarded traditionally as a private affair to be kept in the family, is increasingly becoming a target of protest and government action. Experts: Counter Domestic Violence Women facing domestic violence should call police instead of tolerating it, officials from the All China Women's Federation and overseas experts said at a seminar yesterday. Anti-sexual Harassment a Key Step Towards Equality Last week's session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, which finished its first deliberation of the draft amendments to the Law on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests, received a lot of media attention. Survey Finds Conflicting Attitudes to Women's Work Research conducted earlier this year, analyzing online survey results from Sina.com.cn, found that, despite over 60 percent of respondents saying women contributed as much as men to economic development, 86 percent still preferred a male boss. Open Debate on Women's Rights The proposed amendment to the Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Women was openly and frankly discussed by its creators at a forum on Thursday last week. More Females Seek Help with Domestic Violence The number of women seeking help over domestic violence doubled in Beijing last year, figures show. Women Win Sexual Discrimination Case Huang Yongqi could not hold back her tears when Jinjiang District Court found in favour of her and her six female colleagues from Chengdu Air Compressor Plant in the first gender discrimination case of its kind in China. Communities Urged to Protect Women from Domestic Violence Chinese communities should provide refuge for women to prevent domestic conflicts from escalating into violence, two advisors have proposed to the ongoing annual full session of the top advisory body.  1 2 Top

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