2024-09-16
25 分钟Discussion keeps the world turning.
This is round table.
You're listening to Roundtable with myself, he yang.
I'm joined by Li Yi and Steve Hatherly in the studio.
Coming up, are female parking spaces a smart safety solution or a step back in gender equality?
Tune into our debate and discover global reactions on this issue and our special segment motivational Monday.
Coming your way will give you that adrenaline shot for the start of the week.
Our podcast listeners can find us at Roundtable China on Apple Podcast.
If you have questions that you want us to answer on social issues, business, technology, or whatever moves your spirit, you can then send those our way.
There's a place to do it roundtablepodcastqq.com dot emails are fine, but voice memos are always better because we're a radio show podcast after all, and we'd really appreciate it if you could include your name and region of residence in that voice memo or email now on Roundtable.
Now lets switch it up for a different topic discussion.
Its 2024 and is there a real need for female only parking spaces?
First introduced in Germany in the 1990s to enhance safety and convenience for women, especially pregnant women and mothers with young children, this concept continues to provoke discussion.
Does it reinforce gender stereotypes or is it a necessary safety measure?
So we're looking at the globe now and let's explore how people are reacting to it.
So how has this managed to get into the news again recently?
Yeah, I think we've all seen them, have we not?
I know I've seen the parking spaces that are specifically for women and I've seen them in different places around the world as well.
I didn't know though that they started back in Germany in the 1990s.
I thought this was more of a recent move, but the reasons it's popped up back in the world news recently is because of an australian comedian's video capturing this female parking area.