China relaxes

China is relaxing taboos to
conduct its first nationwide female sex survey, asking intimate
questions about women's sex lives.

The 2004 China Female Sex Survey is being organized by the
Chinese Institute of Sexology and the Chinese Medical Association via
the popular Web site Sina.com.cn, Xinhua News Agency said Tuesday.

Women aged 21 and over can log on to the site to respond to 34
questions such as "how often do you have sex per month and how many
times do you expect to have sex in a month?" Other questions include
"do you get pleasure in sex?" and "have you ever had extramarital
affairs?"

"The aim of the survey is to find out the status of Chinese
women's sex life, analyze their sexual behavior and psychology and
provide sexual knowledge and advice," Ma Xiaonian, a sexologist with
the institute, was quoted as saying by Xinhua.

Ma conducted a smaller survey a decade ago and concluded that
50 percent of Chinese women did not experience orgasm during sex, it
said.


In a separate survey, it was found that 91 percent of women
said sex discrimination was present in the workplace, Xinhua said.

An online survey conducted by China91.com found that about 40
percent of more than 2,000 men and women surveyed believed that women
had an inferior status in the workplace, it said.

"The most common type of discrimination listed was employers'
interference in marriage, pregnancy and maternity leave for female
employees," Xinhua said.

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