"Woman suing China Post for gender discrimination", 5 May 2015

One woman is suing the country's postal agency for gender discrimination after her application for the job of courier was rejected based on her gender...The postal agency decided not to hire her, explaining it was because she was a woman...China Post has argued that women are physically unsuitable for the job, having explained that some amount of heavy lifting is required...the postal agency has maintained it is protecting the legal rights of women by refusing to hire them as couriers...Analysts say despite China's progress, gender discrimination is still fairly widespread..."Even government departments and large companies publicly state in their hiring requirements that they hire men..."