Chinese PhD girl dismisses stereotypes

On her weibo, the Chinese version of facebook, some netizens marvelled at her beauty and intelligence, saying that never expected a female doctor could be like her.

Her post aroused a discussion online and some netizens sent messages to her. Female doctors have always been called jokingly in China as a "third gender" other than male and female. A large percentage of the respondents said they wouldn't marry a female doctor.

But her post changed the perception of some Chinese youngsters. On her weibo, the Chinese version of facebook, some netizens marvelled at her beauty and intelligence, saying that never expected a female doctor could be like her.

"People don't know much about the group of 'female doctors'," Claire noted. "They thought we were in the lab day and night, communicating only with particles and cut off from the society. When I posted my hiking photos someone asked 'shouldn't you be in the lab'?"

She understood that Chinese men might view female doctors as dull and too sensible. "They wanted their girlfriend to be obedient, not talking with them in the way like doing scientific analysis."

She also believed that Chinese men like to be better than their girlfriends in many ways such as height and job, and they attached great importance to educational background.