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The Changing Roles of Women in Asia -- From Bedroom to Boardroom

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Oct 24, 2006
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Finally women were being recognized for their contributions both to the communist victory and to society in general. They were now supposedly free from many outdated traditions and laws.

But Chairman Mao forgot to mention that women, besides holding up their half of the sky also had to juggle education, marriage, absent husbands, child and parental care,…

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