女士特权：中国商场推出女用加宽型停车位
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="spaces">spaces</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="mall">mall</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="distinctive">distinctive</span>: <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pink">pink</span>, <span word="signposted">signposted</span> "<span word="Respectfully">Respectfully</span> <span word="reserved">reserved</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span>", <span word="and">and</span> <span word="around">around</span> 30 <span word="centimetres">centimetres</span> <span word="wider">wider</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="normal">normal</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="slots">slots</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dashijiedaduhui">Dashijiedaduhui</span> -- <span word="or">or</span> "<span word="World">World</span> <span word="Metropolis">Metropolis</span>" -- <span word="centre">centre</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="embraces">embraces</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="equality">equality</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="old">old</span>-<span word="fashioned">fashioned</span> <span word="sexism">sexism</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rife">rife</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="mall">mall</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="centre">centre</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dalian">Dalian</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="distinguish">distinguish</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="retail">retail</span> <span word="complexes">complexes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sprouted">sprouted</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="urbanisation">urbanisation</span> <span word="drive">drive</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="boasts">boasts</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>, <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="franchises">franchises</span>, <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="lifts">lifts</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cinema">cinema</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inevitable">inevitable</span> <span word="Starbucks">Starbucks</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="favourite">favourite</span> <span word="hangout">hangout</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span>.</p><p><span word="Unusually">Unusually</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 10 <span word="spaces">spaces</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="entrance">entrance</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="basement">basement</span> <span word="slots">slots</span>, <span word="managers">managers</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="convenient">convenient</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="user">user</span> <span word="Yong">Yong</span> <span word="Mei">Mei</span>. "<span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="spaces">spaces</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span>."</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="biased">biased</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="AFP">AFP</span>. "<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="vision">vision</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="parking">parking</span>."</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="outraged">outraged</span> <span word="commentators">commentators</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mall">mall</span> <span word="managers">managers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sexism">sexism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cliched">cliched</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="insult">insult</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="mall">mall</span> <span word="managers">managers</span> <span word="deny">deny</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="allegation">allegation</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="Hongjun">Hongjun</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="herself">herself</span>.</p>
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