A woman in China who discovered her secondary school admission letter 17 years after her father concealed it, which ended her schooling, has renewed scrutiny on China’s tradition of parents preferring boys.
Wang, who left secondary school after the ninth grade in 2006, was stunned to learn of the acceptance letter after believing the school had rejected her for 17 years. Another document Wang found revealed that her family would have to pay 7,800 yuan in tuition and school selection fee. Wang’s video has received more than five million views on Douyin alone and generated heated online debate about gender discrimination and a preference for boys over girls in China.
“I can understand her father. If he were really that selfish, he would have thrown the admission letter away instead of keeping it,” said a third commenter.