In China's booming tech scene, women battle conservative values

Reuters spoke to more than a dozen women and some men who described an industry where female engineers and coders battle against ingrained biases favouring men

Li has a day job in the marketing department of one of China’s biggest tech firms. At night, she has a second career, livestreaming herself eating noodles or telling jokes in return for small donations from thousands of online viewers. 
 

Li, 28, says she is one of at least five women in her office who moonlight to bolster their incomes. She says this is because she and her female peers are paid less than male colleagues and are often overlooked for promotion.
 

The late nights livestreaming on the YY.com social media platform are worth it, Li says, even though she