Abstract
In the 70 years since the founding of People’s Republic of China, there has been steady improvement of the laws and regulations that protect women's employment rights and opportunities, that support women’s career development, that enhance labor protection of women staff and workers, and that ensure women’s access to retirement protections. Under the protection of these laws and policies, women’s employment quality, income and labor protection have been continuously improved over the past 70 years, and the overall economic status of women has improved significantly. At the same time, there are still large gaps in the treatment of men and women in both employment and retirement.
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Yang, H., Zhang, Z. A review of laws and regulations related to women’s employment in China. China popul. dev. stud. 4, 202–212 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42379-020-00066-2
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