eng , ▁ 女 <0xE6> <0x9D> <0x83> 之 <0xE5> <0xA3> <0xB0> ), ▁an ▁important ▁femin ist ▁organization ▁in ▁China , ▁was ▁susp ended ▁for ▁thirty ▁days ▁after ▁they ▁posted ▁an ▁article ▁about ▁the ▁planned ▁women ' s ▁strike ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁March ▁ 8 ▁( Intern ational ▁Women ' s ▁Day ). ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁the ▁account ▁was ▁deleted . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁a ▁government ▁directive ▁was ▁released ▁b anning ▁employ ers ▁in ▁China ▁from ▁posting ▁" men ▁preferred " ▁or ▁" men ▁only " ▁job ▁advert ising , ▁and ▁b anning ▁companies ▁from ▁asking ▁women ▁seeking ▁jobs ▁about ▁their ▁child b ear ing ▁and ▁marriage ▁plans ▁or ▁requiring ▁applic ants ▁to ▁take ▁pre gn ancy ▁tests . ▁ ▁Foot - binding ▁ ▁Foot ▁binding ▁in ▁Chinese ▁history ▁was ▁initially ▁a ▁mark ▁of ▁hierarchy ▁and ▁privile ge ▁in ▁society . ▁However , ▁it ▁soon ▁became ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁sex ism ▁in ▁many ▁people ' s ▁minds ▁and ▁last ed ▁for ▁over ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁hundred ▁years . ▁Having ▁a ▁bound ▁foot ▁meant ▁looking ▁pre tt ier ▁as ▁men ▁thought ▁smaller ▁feet ▁were ▁more ▁beautiful ▁and ▁d ain ty ▁for ▁a ▁woman . ▁Chinese ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁were ▁expected ▁to ▁keep ▁up ▁their ▁appearance , ▁as ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁many ▁other ▁rights . ▁They ▁could ▁not ▁own ▁as ▁much ▁property , ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁get ▁good ▁education , ▁and ▁they ▁showed ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁signs ▁of ▁" weak