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World Service,08 Oct 1999,28 mins

Changes in China

Everywoman

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70% of the population in China is still rural, and traditionally, women were seen as second class citizens. How much has this changed since the economic reform of the 1970s? Also on the programme: What are the problems facing migrant Chinese women? And how hotlines and women's programming in the media are helping rural women.

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