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The establishment of the labour market is one of the substantial outcomes of economic reform in China. Rural women have become active participants in urban services and urban and rural industries, but no matter which part women play in the newly established labour market, they encounter a range of disadvantages in terms of jobs, pay and working conditions.
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Xiyi, H. (1999). Divided Gender, Divided Women: State Policy and the Labour Market. In: West, J., Minghua, Z., Xiangqun, C., Yuan, C. (eds) Women of China. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780333983843_5
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