Chinese Tech Companies Delete Gender Discriminatory Job Ads

The response to the release this week of a major Human Rights Watch report on gender discrimination and sexual objectification in Chinese advertising has been surprisingly quick. Alibaba, Baidu, Huawei, and Tencent appear to have deleted many of the ads HRW identified and publicly pledged that they would commit to gender equality in hiring. Human Rights Watch analyzed over 36,000 job advertisements and found many of the ads – both government and private sector – specify a requirement or preference for men. Some job posts require women to have certain physical attributes – with respect to height,…

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