Chinese Women Served As A Driving Force Behind The Economic

Over a span of several decades, Wu Zetian inalterably changed life in China for woman as well the clergy and the poor. By doing so, she left a perpetual footprint on China’s long history that transcends the mere fact that she was the first woman to rule the “Red Dragon”.

To this day the women’s suffrage movement ignites women in the present to keep those right burning. Alice Paul and her fellow women suffrages demonstrated through speeches, lobbying and petitioning Congressional Committees, with parades, picketing and demonstrations, and with arrest that lead to imprisonment. These women express courage that women still uphold for years after their legacy has passed on, such as the article “Women’s Strike for Equality,” by Linda Napikoski, in the demonstration that was held on August 26, 1970 on the 50th anniversary of women’s suffrage. As well as an article “Women to Protest For Equality Today,” by United Press that talks about on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the women’s suffrage and “declared war on firms that Damage the Image,” of the fair sex. Alice Paul, set the stage for inspiring women to fight for their rights everywhere across the world.

“The arming of the people for resistance against Japan had placed the peasants in a position to challenge the landlords and money lenders in the countryside”. This shows that the peasants have gotten rights and the ability to resist. Socially the peasants are becoming equal to those of the Chinese communist party by being able to challenge the Japanese and the landlords. “The new democratic marriage system, which is based on the free choice a partner in monogamy , on equal rights on both sexes, and the protection on the lawful interests of women children is put into effect”. (Doc 7) This shows that the Chinese people are now getting more rights. Because arranged marriage and supremacy are not put away with, the equality and rights of the Chinese are becoming closer to those who have free marriage rights. Here the Chinese communist party greatly changed the societal right so wonen. In document 8 peasant land ownership is introduced and the rights of landlords are now taken away. Here peasants are gaining rights to land which is a big accomplishment during this time. The Chinese communist party advocated for equal land rights and through this peasants were able to experience great social reform. In document 9 a peasant and her landlord reflect on the new set standards for peasants societal reformation. This broke hierarchical

July 13, 1848 marked the beginning of a movement that would shape the beliefs and rights of today’s society. It was on this day that the fight for social and political equality among America’s women began to develop. This renowned movement, the Women’s Rights Movement, had many goals in which mighty-powerful women would achieve with a mind-set to push them through any barrier or obstacle obstructing their path to equality. Lasting until 1920, the Women’s Rights Movement had a target towards changing how women were treated and looked upon within their “stereotypical” societies. Women advocated their rights through organizations and campaigns, as well as educating others of the unfair justice. With the help of the Women 's Rights Movement and the brave, fearless women who supported this reformation, the fight for women 's liberation was on the move towards success. This historic

Society, as well as the political policies created from the change, was impacted by the women’s rights activists during the era and the activists in worker’s rights. Since the beginning of the

Moreover, women were looking forward towards attaining some favors equally with men, such as employment opportunities and high education, which were identified as not possible because of the way woman’s place is taken to be lower than that of a man. It is widely realized that majority of the movements were challenging to how the society should handle women and demonstration of drastic and new idea the moment women acquired equality rights (Anyon, 2014). The women’s rights though fighting against the mistreatment of women by men were aimed at allowing women opportunities to have a say at their homes and yet women were meant to be ruled over by the society’s men. The society leadership would change because of the provision of chances for women to take leadership the same way with

The economy over many centuries have changed and developed in a variety of ways. One of the most influential economic systems that had developed between the 1700’s and the 1900s is capitalism. Capitalism is an economic system that is controlled by individuals, rather than the government, and requires the working class to use all its resources in order for the capitalist class to retain a profit. One question that still remains is this; how do women’s rights compare to capitalism? There are many theoretical concepts that have helped shape capitalism throughout history. Women’s rights are the rights given to women to express equality when being compared to a man. In the year that capitalism was developed, patriarchy played a dominant role regarding home life and the workplace, which motivated women to take action. Women’s rights are significant in the development of capitalism because it protested the male dominant atmosphere to create opportunity for women to take part as working class and to obtain equal status with a man in regards to everyday living. This resulting in a dramatic change in our economic system. Gender inequalities during the 18th and 20th centuries had a mass contribution to how capitalism developed.

As China faced new international pressures and the change to a communist society, gender relations transformed women from servants of men to full independent workers, who finally became soldiers of the communist state. In Jung Chang’s novel, Wild Swans, the three women – grandmother Yu-Fang, mother Bao-Qin and daughter Jung Chang – exemplify the expected gender roles of each generation. I will argue that Confucian society presented few economic opportunities for women to support

The emergence of the market economy has spurred unprecedented waves of rural to urban migration seeking emplotment. One particular group of women that have migrated, especially for factory work, are dagongmei, or “working girls,” young female migrants. As explored in Leslie Chang’s book Factory Girls and her TED talk, it is important to listen to the voices and lived experiences of the migrants themselves, rather than speak for them or assume them to be helpless victims of capitalist exploitation. It is important to recognize that many of these women choose to migrate for a variety of reasons, some to get away from the family, some to gain a sense of independence, others to escape a difficult rural life. As explored in her book Made in China, Pan Pun Ngai does agree that it is true that many women eagerly migrate for work voluntarily, and usually do not view their circumstance as being one of victimhood. In fact, many view the label of dagongmei as not an identity to be ashamed of, but rather a new identity and sense of self for the millions of young country women

The Chinese Communist Party's official discourse on women's liberation originated from Karl Marx’s theories of communist revolution and the history of private ownership, European Socialist views on women's liberation, the Soviet model of women's liberation, the May Fourth feminist movement, and Chinese nationalism of the early twentieth century from when the party was first founded in 1921. Wang Zheng discusses how the May Fourth Movement accelerated the idea of advancing women’s rights in China. The feminist movement of this period brought women's liberation into China's political discourse, forcing all current and future political movements to contain policies and ideas for increasing women’s rights in order to be seen as progressive. Thus, the Chinese Communist Party deemed women’s emancipation as one of their ideological goals and pledges. The Party began to institutionalize their ideas of women's

First, Chinese society is still in the process of social forms of agriculture, and gradually deepened since millennia sexist, patriarchal consciousness and spiritual entity unlikely to be essential impact even be destroyed. Salient features of the agricultural community and the agricultural civilization is centralization and personal attachment, the extent of human society that is a lower degree of independence, because of this social form of production, and other social activities objectively excluded women, men occupied the absolute rule status, feminist issues is bound to be "shadowing." In recent decades, although China has laws to protect women's rights and social organizations, but due to the lack of social forms the background and achieve the objective reality of feminism, these laws and organizations tend to become some kind of a symbol or a "national attitude."

Maria Bochkareva was a woman in the USSR who joined the army and fought for her country. She was mocked and ridiculed by the men who worked with her, but through her hard work and bravery, she gained respect and recognition. Even though she was a prime example of gaining equality for women, the rule of Stalin pushed back her efforts and accomplishments. In the USSR, the rule of Stalin had a great impact on the women of his country. Women were needed under him because the Soviet Union was a large participant in World War II. Many men had to be drafted to fight, and this event called for many men to get drafted into war, leaving their jobs to women. Furthermore, Stalin’s ultimate goal to industrialize forced him to use all the resources he had, including women he would not have considered otherwise. This, paired with his traditional communist ideals, led to more economic equality for the women of the Soviet Union. However, throughout all this economic progression, social equality was still at a low for women. This was mostly because of reinforced gender roles in society during this time period. Society did not want to let go of the beliefs that they had held for many years. During the rule of Stalin, women had more economic control but less social control over their lives through the events of World War II that led to less men in the workplace, traditional communist values and ideals of industrialization under Stalin, and reinforced gender roles throughout the USSR.

As more women became educated, however, they began to assume a more prominent role on the national stage. By about the turn of the twentieth century, their importance could no longer be denied. The women's struggle for equal rights is characterized by peaks and troughs. Periods of activity were followed by stretches of relative quiet when the details of living obscured their need or ability to progress towards achieving equality. Equally important in their success was the presence or absence of women who were ready to challenge traditional religious beliefs, social institutions, and the conservative convictions of their own families. The women we recognize as leaders in the movement were willing to risk their reputations, sometimes even their lives, to support their convictions.

Historically women were not even given the chance to pursue education or even to vote, and now gender equality has became one of the most discussed topic in the nation. Even though many countries and cities are involved in the evolution of gender equality, their attainments on the issue vary, like the United States and Hong Kong. In the U.S., women are being presumed as incapable to finish hard task by themselves, or undeserved for a higher position in corporations. On the other hand, Hong Kong employs women on higher position, however, women’s media appearance are limited to only lingerie or clothing brands instead of professional billboard advertisements. While both places have taken actions towards gender equality over the years, China has a relatively more efficient approach on diversity in job employments, while the U.S. has achieved a more notable development on women’s public image and policies to regulate women’s right, which could be because of the cultural difference.

Even if women are to take action, Konovalova I. (2004:73) suggests, there is a belief among Russian women that their actions would not lead to any profound effect. That is why, the agenda for current feminists in Russia should include the recruiting of men, as when united, both genders can challenge the state and reach a gender equality.