The Chinese Internet was awash in debate over sexism Monday, spurred on by an unlikely subject: parking lots.
On Saturday night, the Qianjiang Evening News, a state-run newspaper, reported that since March, a highway service area in the eastern metropolis of Hangzhou had been offering extra-large parking spaces specifically for women. The women’s-only spots -- 1.5 times the size of normal spaces – are framed in pink, and marked by icons representing a skirt-wearing woman.
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