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Girl power is on the rise in China, at least in the market for personal protection.
More and more women there are signing up to be bodyguards.
Furthermore, they are often paid better as well.
This is all part of training for this group of women, atBeijingschool for bodyguards.
Composed mostly of young graduates, this group is on a four-week initiation course.
In China, women are seen as vulnerable, and society looks down on them.
However, almost everyone looks at a female bodyguard differently.
As a woman, I’m very proud to be able to protect a man or even a group of people.
The school says the increasing numbers of wealthy businesswomen in China are fueling the demand for female bodyguards.
Around 30% of China’s millionaires are women, and a widening wealth gap has made safety and issue for China’s rich.
