By Miriam Berger Feb. 24, 2021 at 10:35 a.m. EST
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A divorce court in China has ordered a man to pay his ex-wife $7,700 in compensation for unpaid domestic work and child care during the couple’s five years of marriage.
The first-of-its-kind ruling has sparked debate in China about the value of labor in the home —