Women miss equal position in China - Zhang Lijia

Zhang Lijia

Tradition and an unequal political system hamper women in their development in China, says author Zhang Lijia at the Addison Gazette. "Women are being left behind in terms of political participation and the salary gap between men and women is becoming wider."

The Addison Gazette:

No woman has ever led the Communist Party of China, and currently there‘s only one woman among the 25 members of its Politburo. 

Author of “Lotus” – a book that talks about prostitution, based on extensive research – Zhang Lijia, said that the CPC was sexist. 

Zhang added that Chinese women are being left behind in terms of political participation and the salary gap between men and women is becoming wider. 

According to the United Nations Development Programme, among the members of the decision making bodies of the Chinese government, only 24.2 per cent are women. 

China must guarantee a minimum quota for women in the National Assembly, which continues to have very few women representatives, Zhang says. 

The CPC, she adds, took a concrete step to improve women‘s lives in the 1950s, when it abolished child marriage and introduced the right to education and work, but after that gender equality has not been prioritised. 

According to Zhang, if China wants to improve the lives of women, it will first need to accord them equal status in society and politics.

More at the Addison Gazette.

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China women lack leverage in both politics and salaries - Zhang Lijia

Zhang Lijia

Women in China might be regaining some tracking in the economy, they are still lacking political leverage and earn on average less than men, says author Zhang Lijia at Wion. "According to Zhang, if China wants to improve the lives of women, it will first need to accord them equal status in society and politics."

Wion:

China also has a long way to go as far as representation of women in politics goes. 

No woman has ever led the Communist Party of China, and currently there's only one woman among the 25 members of its Politburo. 

Author of "Lotus" - a book that talks about prostitution, based on extensive research - Zhang Lijia, said that the CPC was sexist. 

Zhang added that Chinese women are being left behind in terms of political participation and the salary gap between men and women is becoming wider. 

According to the United Nations Development Programme, among the members of the decision making bodies of the Chinese government, only 24.2 per cent are women. China must guarantee a minimum quota for women in the National Assembly, which continues to have very few women representatives, Zhang says. 

The CPC, she adds, took a concrete step to improve women's lives in the 1950s, when it abolished child marriage and introduced the right to education and work, but after that gender equality has not been prioritised. 

According to Zhang, if China wants to improve the lives of women, it will first need to accord them equal status in society and politics.

More at Wion.

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Capping SOE´s top salaries helps firm - Zhang Juwei

Zhang Juwei

Against the global trend, China is capping the salaries of the leaders of its major state-owned companies. A good idea, says Zhang Juwei of the Chinnese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)  in the Global Times, and in the long run beneficial for the quality of those firms.

The Global Times:

The executives' payroll will also be capped at seven to eight times the average pay of SOE employees, a decrease from the current rate of about 12 times. 

With the new pay regime that adds incentive income to SOE executives' salary evaluation, the executives are likely to become more involved in longer-term growth of their enterprises, Zhang Juwei, a research fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times on Sunday. 

Pay cuts for executives at the 72 central SOEs will also be used as a reference for regulation of bosses at other SOEs, Zhang believes, urging stricter oversight of the executives' performance to keep them motivated. 

The 72 central SOEs are the first batch of State firms to face executive pay cuts, with more batches of SOEs set to face similar pay cuts in the future though the dates are still unknown... 

The 72 central SOEs are mostly in fields such as finance, energy and telecommunications where the State companies are seen as having a monopoly, Zhang said, noting it is reasonable to cut salaries of executives at these SOEs in order to avoid an excessive income gap. 

According to a report released by Chinese website operator NetEase on November 5, the average annual salaries of employees with the listed arms of central SOEs was 3.7 times higher than the salaries of urban private firm employees in 2013.

More in the Global Times.

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Closing the wealth gap by cutting executives´salaries - Zhang Juwei

Zhang Juwei

Worldwide corporate executives might earn more than ever before, China is cutting their salaries to reduce the gap between poor and rich. China´s state owned companies (SOE´s) are setting an example, says Zhang Juwei, a research fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), at the Global Times.

Global Times:

The executives' payroll will also be capped at seven to eight times the average pay of SOE employees, a decrease from the current rate of about 12 times. 

With the new pay regime that adds incentive income to SOE executives' salary evaluation, the executives are likely to become more involved in longer-term growth of their enterprises, Zhang Juwei, a research fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times on Sunday. 

Pay cuts for executives at the 72 central SOEs will also be used as a reference for regulation of bosses at other SOEs, Zhang believes, urging stricter oversight of the executives' performance to keep them motivated. 

The 72 central SOEs are the first batch of State firms to face executive pay cuts, with more batches of SOEs set to face similar pay cuts in the future though the dates are still unknown. 

Because executives at the 72 central SOEs are appointed by the central government, their salaries should be different from chiefs selected by companies, Liu Quanhong, a research fellow at the Academy of Macroeconomic Research under theNational Development and Reform Commission, told the Global Times on Sunday. 

The 72 central SOEs are mostly in fields such as finance, energy and telecommunications where the State companies are seen as having a monopoly, Zhang said, noting it is reasonable to cut salaries of executives at these SOEs in order to avoid an excessive income gap.

More at the Global Times.

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