Describes the efforts of the Hangzhou Youth and Children's Center to develop children's skills and interests while educating them in socialist politics and morality. Concludes that recent economic reforms intended to expedite modernization have brought about an elitist educational system, subjugating egalitarian ideals. (KO)

Presents interviews with a female college graduate and a male factory director concerning women graduates' opportunities in China's labor force. Suggests that Chinese managers fear that women will abandon job obligations in favor of family concerns. Lists four reasons that the factory director gave for failing to hire female workers. (SG)