Half a year after the State Council, China's cabinet, first ordered employers to give prospective employees a fair shake, many female graduates still complain of doors being quickly shut in their faces as employers remain more keen on hiring men.
 

A handful of female graduates told that having equal job opportunities is crucial now, more than ever, given that a record 6.99 million new graduates are expected to enter China's fierce job market by the end of the year, up 2.8 percent year-on-year, according to official figures. 
 

Despite the latest official move stressing gender equality, many female graduates continue to experience "severe discrimination" when seeking employment.
 

A female graduate of accounting from Nanjing Audit University, Yang Ling said that she's had trouble being hired because employers fear that she will soon marry and have a child.
 

"They don't want female graduates because of maternity leave. Employers think that we cost them more in social welfare." 

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