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Warren Buffett-backed carmaker BYD Co., Nike-rival ANTA Sports Products Ltd. and Nasdaq-listed retailer JD.com are all emblematic of the global heft of Chinaâs companies. The Chinese giants have another thing in common: None of them have women on their boards.
All-male boardrooms have long been common at stodgy state-owned Chinese enterprises, but they are also a fixture in many of the nationâs entrepreneurial young companies, spanning industries like e-commerce and electric vehicles that are investor favorites. Thatâs left the nation with the dubious distinction of being one of the worst places for boardroom gender diversity.
All-male boards rule at hot Chinese companies from Xiaomi to Nio
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How rape allegations among Australia’s political elite reignited its #MeToo movement
When Australia’s attorney general last week outed himself as the minister accused of raping a 16-year-old girl in 1988, his denial was emphatic.
“The things that I have read did not happen, and to suggest that they could be forgotten is ridiculous,” said Christian Porter, who oversees legal affairs and national security, before starting a period of mental health leave.
For Prime Minister Scott Morrison, that was the end of the matter.
The alleged victim didn’t file a police statement before she died, age 49, last year. After police closed the case last week, citing a lack of “admissible evidence,” Morrison refused to order an independent inquiry into the allegations, which emerged after statements by the alleged victim were anonymously sent to the Prime Minister’s office and two female politicians from other parties.