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Painted ladies of the pool are waving not drowning

The synchronised swimmers brought a touch of glamour, sparkle and even gender discrimination to Beijing ...full story at Guardian Blogs

from Guardian Blogs on Thu, Aug 21 2008

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16 Jun 09 visit Report: Gender inequality in the Chinese workplace  »  Shanghaiist Women in China have it rough. Between being sold for 300 yuan, being dug up as corpse brides, and that pesky gender imbalance, a report has now come out stating that gender discrimination is widespread in the Chinese workplace. According to the Shanghai...
10 Aug 09 visit 25 swimmers poisoned by Nanjing Chlorine leak  »  Shanghai Daily TWENTY-FIVE swimmers, including eight children, fell ill yesterday evening after inhaling chlorine gas at a swimming pool in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province - an accident due to a worker's error. Seventeen people...
15 Jun 09 visit 1/4 female job seekers in China experience sex discrimination: report  »  People's Daily Sex-based discrimination in workplace is widespread in China as one in four female job seekers is denied of employment because of their gender, a study has found. The research, released by the Center for Women's Law and Legal Services of Peking...
04 Aug 08 visit China unveils new swimsuit - but at $118K, don’t swim in it!  »  Countdown to Beijing As a revolutionary bodysuit divides Olympics swimmers into the haves and have-nots ahead of the Games, a Chinese designer has unveiled another new swimsuit - but this one won’t be worn in the Olympic pool, or any pool for that matter. The costume...
23 Dec 08 visit Discrimination against Hepatitis B carriers in China  »  Shanghaiist Melissa Chan of Al Jazeera reports from Beijing of the discrimination that Hepatitis B carriers in China have to deal with — in school and at the workplace. Most of this discrimination, of course, is rooted in the widespread ignorance about the vir...

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