The 12th Chinese National Women's Congress wraps up its third day. Delegates from over 20 sectors have joined discussions on building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. Despite rising female workforce numbers, experts say more work remains. CGTN's Feng Yilei talks to some women working in male-dominated industries.

We met Gao Aimin on our way to China National Women's Conference. As a driver for a ride-sharing service, she's part of a small minority. Only 10 percent of registered Didi drivers are female, following a long-held discriminatory view on the driving abilities of women. The 43-year-old says not only is the job tiring, you need to be as strong.

GAO AIMIN DIDI DRIVER "But the flexible working hours allows me to bring home the bacon, while looking after my child at school and sick families at home."

After Gao got behind the wheel for a living, curiosity, pity, and a lot of sexism followed her.

GAO AIMIN DIDI DRIVER "One night I picked up four young men headed to the city center. Half way there, they suddenly asked me to turn around and head for the mountains. When I told them it's against the company rules, they humiliated me verbally and one guy even took his pants off."

Despite the misfortunes, Gao works extremely hard. She is rated as a five-star driver on the app.

FENG YILEI BEIJING "In traditionally male-orientated jobs, more and more pioneers like GAO are fighting stereotypes about women in the workplace. They face glass ceilings but strive to break through them."

In the internet industry where women are mostly relegated to clerical work, Yang Xinyue set up her own intelligent community business. Although the gender ratio of IT entrepreneurs is now reportedly close to 50-50, this young lady in her twenties, with a non-technical marketing background, is still an anomaly to some industry insiders. Yang says some clients even asked her male technical director to speak for her at the business meeting.

YANG XINYUE, CEO AIR BRIDGE "I was like, how can anyone else know this company better than its founder? And later I proved that to them with a clear explanation of our technologies plus my business negotiation skills."

As a delegate to the women's congress, Yang believes increasing promotion of women's rights and workplace gains will gradually change the old view. Likewise, delegate Wang Xiaoyun, the head of China Mobile's Research Institute, also sees women holding a greater role in the telecommunication industry. But she also says it requires joint efforts.

WANG XIAOYUN, GENERAL MANAGER TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, CHINA MOBILE "First I hope the state and society can build a good platform for more women to stand out. And as a female cadre, I've been trying to create development conditions for female technical staff. I encourage them to balance work and family, sparing time for a second child. It's crucial for their career."

As economic growth, education equity and legal binding create more opportunities for women, they hope to share an equal footing with men at workplaces in terms of access, payment and more. But for hundreds of millions like Gao Aimin, better mechanisms to free their occupation from worries or discrimination have yet to arrive. FYL, CGTN, BJ.