Partiality must not be allowed

International students on the job hunt at the 3rd Career Fair for International Students in China at Peking University, Beijing, on April 22, 2017. However, as the open discrimination against women in the job market encounters growing criticism, more and more employers are practicing "hidden" discrimination. For instance, graduating from one of the universities included in Project 985 or Project 211, which were designed to improve the quality of higher education in China, is a huge boon to a students' future employment prospects, even though the Ministry of Education issued a regulation four years ago prohibiting enterprises from advertizing a preference for applicants from these projects. Given that the fight against employment discrimination is a long process, the forcible implementation of some measures aimed at promoting "equal pay for equal work" may put women in a more disadvantageous position in the job market. That is why there are concerns that calls for "extra privileges" for women, such as a prolonged maternity leave, may lead to more discrimination against female job seekers.