Women seeking employment in one of the largest job fairs in northeast China have raised concerns regarding the country's two-child policy.
Wang Qing, one of the attendees of the fair participated by over 750 employers offering over 40,000 jobs, said that she attributes her disqualification to the government's new two-child policy.
"One interviewer told me that I am qualified but declined me the job. With women soon to be able to have a second child, they will face more work-life balance problems. Employers just don't want to hire women," Wang, who is a graduate from Jilin University in northeast China, said.
Most women who applied for employment were told that they are not suitable for jobs that demand a lot of business trips or overtime work. They were also declined by technical and information technology firms.
An enraged female job hunter shouted at an enrollment booth: "Exactly, what positions can girls fit?"
"As a female postgraduate, I am embarrassed by the fair. I was frequently knocked back by companies saying, 'No, girls are not wanted,' or that boys were preferred without even giving girls an interview," Liu Xinxin from the Economic Institute with Jilin University shared.
Last month, National Health and Family Planning Commission spokesman Wang Pei'an said that women are likely to struggle with workplace prejudices and increased employment difficulties as a result of the two-child policy.
A recent survey of the Shenyang Women's Federation also showed that female college graduates get a job after an average of 8.4 interviews.
Jilin University's employment service center chief Zhong Xin also noted that it usually takes longer for girls to get a job than boys after graduation.