created a severe newborn gender imbalance,mainly caused by selective abortions21.In an interview with the Xinhua News Agency,Liu Bohong,vice-director at the All-China Women's Federation,highlighted the fact that "gender ineguality is everywhere:from selective abortions to employers'preferences for male graduates2.According to Ms.Liu, gender discrimination is the result of "male chauvinism that is deep-rooted in Chinese culture23 Professor Ronald Brown notes that it is an open secret in China that female college graduates suffer discrimination from employers when applying for jobs,with the inequality known to almost all college students24.Brown even reports the fact that some female graduate students have started to include sexy photos wearing bikinis or short skirts in their job applications25 Statistics demonstrate the seriousness of the problem.A recent survey on employment realized by the Southwest University of Political Science Law confirmed thatInlearly 70 percent of Chinese women college graduates face sexual discrimination while job-hunting2 Female executives earn around 58%of what males earn while female doctors earn approximately 63%of the male doctors'salary27.The results of another survey realized by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security showed that 67%of employers set gender restrictions 20 The China Internet Information Center,available online at http://www.china.org.cn.The China Internet Information Center provides daily information on China and is published under the auspices of the State Council Information Office and the China International Publishing Group in Beijing. 2 Expert Blames Gender Discrimination for Growing Sex Imbalance (Xinhua News Agency December 18. 2006),available online at http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/cw/192838.htm. 22Id. 51d. 24 Ronald Brown,supra note 11,at 373. 51d. 26Job Discrimination Against Women Graduates(Xinhua News Agency January 18,2007),available online at http://www.china.org.cn/english/education/196472.htm. 27 Ronald Brown,supra note 11,at 364. 66 created a severe newborn gender imbalance, mainly caused by selective abortions21. In an interview with the Xinhua News Agency, Liu Bohong, vice-director at the All-China Women's Federation, highlighted the fact that ‘‘gender inequality is everywhere: from selective abortions to employers' preferences for male graduates’’22. According to Ms. Liu, gender discrimination is the result of ‘‘male chauvinism that is deep-rooted in Chinese culture’’23 . Professor Ronald Brown notes that it is ‘‘an open secret in China that female college graduates suffer discrimination from employers when applying for jobs, with the inequality known to almost all college students’’24. Brown even reports the fact that some female graduate students have started to include sexy photos wearing bikinis or short skirts in their job applications25 . Statistics demonstrate the seriousness of the problem. A recent survey on employment realized by the Southwest University of Political Science & Law confirmed that ‘‘[n]early 70 percent of Chinese women college graduates face sexual discrimination while job-hunting’’26 . Female executives earn around 58% of what males earn while female doctors earn approximately 63% of the male doctors’ salary27 . The results of another survey realized by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security showed that ‘‘67% of employers set gender restrictions 20 The China Internet Information Center, available online at http://www.china.org.cn. The China Internet Information Center provides daily information on China and is published under the auspices of the State Council Information Office and the China International Publishing Group in Beijing. 21 Expert Blames Gender Discrimination for Growing Sex Imbalance (Xinhua News Agency December 18, 2006), available online at http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/cw/192838.htm. 22 Id. 23 Id. 24 Ronald Brown, supra note 11, at 373. 25 Id. 26 Job Discrimination Against Women Graduates (Xinhua News Agency January 18, 2007), available online at http://www.china.org.cn/english/education/196472.htm. 27 Ronald Brown, supra note 11, at 364