"What takes up 12 parking spaces? 6 women drivers!" This is a sexist joke about the skills of female drivers but it pretty much sums up one of the talking points on Chinese and also international social media right now. A shopping mall in China has sparked controversy after allocating extra wide spaces for women. They're marked out in pink with the message "Ladies Only". They give about 11 inches (28cm) more room than the average space。
“什么會占用12個停車位?6個女駕駛員!”這個笑話雖然拿女性駕駛員的泊車技術開玩笑，帶點性別歧視的意思，但也確實很好地總結了目前中國乃至世界社會媒體經常討論的一大問題。日前中國的一家商場設置女士專用加寬停車位引發了爭議。這些專用停車位均用粉色標出，帶有“女士尊享”的標識，比一般停車位寬出11英寸(28厘米)。
There's been a mixed reaction on the Chinese micro blogging site Sina Weibo. Some thought it was a good idea while others found it sexist and disrespectful. "Aren't men and women equal? There's March 8 International Women's Day. There are women's colleges. There are female-only compartments on trains. Now there's a ladies only parking space. Is it really equal?!" wrote one user。
中國新浪微博上網友的反應不一。一些人覺得這個主意不錯，一些人則認為這是性別歧視，是不尊重。一位網友寫道，“男女不是平等的么?有國際三八婦女節。有女子學校。有女性專用車廂。現在又有了女士專用停車位。男女真的平等嗎?!”
