against women or required in employment contracts that female employees don't become pregnant for a certain number ofyears2 What is the most troubling however is the resilience that many women tend to show when they face discrimination.The Southwest University of Political Science Law's survey on employment reveals that most women victim of discrimination often simply choose to tolerate it29.One survey participant said:"[wlhen turned down by one employer we just try another.it's a waste of time arguing with employers about the discrimination3 Referring to the laws protecting women against discrimination,Zhang Youyun,vice-president of the China's Employment Facilitation Association,notes that "when it comes to gender inequality,the gap between legal stipulations and reality is wider than in any other area ii)Health status Discrimination based on health conditions is well known.It constitutes an important problem in China given the large population and the huge number of people infected by diseases.For example,more than 10%of the population,around 120 million people,is believed to be infected by hepatitis B32.Studies also report that approximately 840,000 people are HIV positive3 A British firm conducted a survey on employment conditions for people living with hepatitis B in China and found that 52%of the participants,all carriers of the virus,once lost their job or educational opportunity due to their health condition34.The Beijing University 2 Job Discrimination Against Women Graduates,supra note 26. 291d. 301d. Expert Blames Gender Discrimination for Growing Sex Imbalance,supraote 21. Thomas E.Kellog Constittionalism With Chinese Characteristics?:An analysis of Constintional Litigation In China,Yale Law School China Law Center,September 2007,at 25(distributed in class). 33 Ronald Brown,supra note 11,at 382. 4d. 77 against women or required in employment contracts that female employees don't become pregnant for a certain number of years’’28 . What is the most troubling however is the resilience that many women tend to show when they face discrimination. The Southwest University of Political Science & Law’s survey on employment reveals that most women victim of discrimination often simply choose to tolerate it29 . One survey participant said: ‘‘[w]hen turned down by one employer we just try another’’, ‘‘it’s a waste of time arguing with employers about the discrimination’’30 . Referring to the laws protecting women against discrimination, Zhang Youyun, vice-president of the China's Employment Facilitation Association, notes that ‘‘when it comes to gender inequality, the gap between legal stipulations and reality is wider than in any other area’’31 . ii) Health status Discrimination based on health conditions is well known. It constitutes an important problem in China given the large population and the huge number of people infected by diseases. For example, more than 10% of the population, around 120 million people, is believed to be infected by hepatitis B32 . Studies also report that approximately 840,000 people are HIV positive33 . A British firm conducted a survey on employment conditions for people living with hepatitis B in China and found that 52% of the participants, all carriers of the virus, once lost their job or educational opportunity due to their health condition34 . The Beijing University 28 Job Discrimination Against Women Graduates, supra note 26. 29 Id. 30 Id. 31 Expert Blames Gender Discrimination for Growing Sex Imbalance, supra note 21. 32 Thomas E. Kellogg, Constitutionalism With Chinese Characteristics?: An analysis of Constitutional Litigation In China, Yale Law School China Law Center, September 2007, at 25 (distributed in class). 33 Ronald Brown, supra note 11, at 382. 34 Id