The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Women (妇女)

视频:中国学生谈工程专业不收女生 (Video: Chinese students discuss why Ministry of Education restricts female engineering majors)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 17, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/multimedia/2013/10/131017_vid_chinese_female_education.shtml

河南一孕妇4月内跑社区近20趟仍未办下准生证 (Henan pregnant woman unable to get birth permit after 4 months of running between gov’t offices)
Henan Business Daily, October 16, 2013
http://newpaper.dahe.cn/hnsb/html/2013-10/16/content_969787.htm?div=-1

100 Women: the jobs Chinese girls just can't do
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 16, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24534782