According to data from the World Bank, 68 percent of China's female population aged 15 and above participate in the labor force, compared to 58 percent in the United States, 51 percent in France, and 53 percent in Germany. Around a third of China's millions of rural-urban migrant workers are women and according to an academic paper published 2010, they also earn around a third less than their male equivalents. (Reuters)
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China's Migrant Workforce
Female migrant construction workers pull a cart during a shift at a residential construction site in Shanghai August 6, 2013. The construction site is among a new developing residential area located in Jiading district of suburban Shanghai, some 30 kilometres from the city center. According to data from the World Bank, 68 percent of China's female population aged 15 and above participates in the labour force, compared to 58 percent in the United States, 51 percent in France, and 53 percent in Germany. Around a third of China's millions of rural-urban migrant workers are women and according to an academic paper published 2010, they also earn around a third less than their male equivalents. (REUTERS/Aly Song)