Women's Roles And The Role Of Women In China

Women have had changing roles in every society for centuries. Depending on the country, some women have had a harder time achieving equality. One of these countries is China. These women have faced such obstacles as foot binding to concubines. Until the twentieth century women were not considered equals in their society.

China is an ancient civilization, patriarchal society, and an extremely large country. Why is China significant in our society? According to the Asia society, the article stated, “more than 1 billion people live in China” (Zimmerman, 2015). The role of women in China has changed drastically at the end of the Qing dynasty in 1911, and the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949. The transition of the women’s role was from enslavement and oppression in ancient China, to one of egalitarianism in modern communist China. Chinese women lived with rules by Confucius in his analects for two thousand years. The Confucius doctrine mentioned women were not equal to men because women were inadequate of an academic education. Throughout ancient

In traditional Chinese culture, women were inferior to men. They were not allowed to make any decisions concerning their families. Their only purpose in life was to stay home and take care of the households. "A woman's duties are to cook the five grains, heat the wine, look after her parents-in-law, make clothes, and that's all! ...she must follow the `three submissions.' When she is young, she must submit to her parents. After her marriage, she must submit to her husband. When she is widowed, she must submit to her son. These are the rules of propriety." ("The Mother Of Mencius", p.34) That's the principle that was followed in traditional China. Some of the examples of this are discussed in this

China was suffering a great loss at the beginning of the twentieth century since half of its citizens were not able to contribute much to the country. The Chinese society at that time was male dominated, so though women comprised almost half of the total population, they had actually very little part to play in uplifting the country economically, socially and intellectually. Nevertheless, Chinese women should not be blamed for that. They had their own reasons for being so unproductive, which they later tried to overcome successfully.

The roles of women have always been changing over time, and the roles of women have never been identical in two different societies. Throughout history we have seen women be vital to societies and treated as such, women have had power and equality to men. We have seen great women successfully lead massive empires, but we have also seen women be mistreated, objectified, and treated as less than a man. An analysis of four sources shows how the role of women in the west, central Asia, and China had many differences but also many similarities.

Some westerners believe that Chinese women’s role in society mirrors that of western women’s. This especially the result of westerners understanding of Confucian beliefs. While the beliefs of society at the time do play a role, the role of women in ancient and imperial China changed throughout the centuries. Some dynasties saw women controlling empires and having immense power while others saw women confined to the home. This change is mirrored in late-imperial China. Late-imperial China (960-1911) saw a gradual increase in the restriction of women’s roles in many aspects of society.

The inequality in education among Muslims is a common focus when examining the rights of Muslim women, and now they are making efforts to remove the stereotypes that have come to be associated with their education as well as other obstacles that they face. Radicalized Muslims and terrorists claiming to represent Islam tend support an inequality between the education of Muslim men and women. One well-known advocate for women’s rights to education is Malala Yousafzai. Malala was attacked and shot by members of the Taliban after she spoke out against their stance on women’s rights. Malala Yousafzai promotes changes for equality in education by using her story to promote awareness about the inequalities that exist in education among Muslims (Bailey,

This shows how the society and its practices correlate with religion. Women throughout the world are fighting for rights and fighting to be seen as equals to men. This is also being seen throughout many religions. Women are fighting relentlessly to have the spiritual rights they deserve within their faiths. One example of this is seen in the story of Malala Yousafzai, who was willing to risk everything to fight for her rights. Malala is a young Muslim women, who’s community was overtaken by the Taliban. Due to this, many of the women’s rights throughout the community were taken away in the name of religion. Women were forced to be hidden away in their homes and to be subservient to men. Even education was ripped from their hands because it wasn’t seen as necessary for women to become education in the Taliban’s eyes. Malala would not accept this and went against the rules in order to receive the education she deserved (“Malala Yousafzai”). She was willing to risk everything, including her life to ensure that she and other women would be educated. Unfortunately, Malala was shot by the Taliban for her efforts to attend school and learn. She survived, and she is now a role model and advocate for education and women’s rights. One inspiring quote by her is, “They do not want women to get education, because then

Such issues tend to arise from states struggling to modernize, and reject western social policies. These can also be matched with countries that have some of the lowest literacy rates (Malala 312). Some of the notable events marking this phenomena are the assassination of the first pakistani female Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto. The treatment of women in the middle east. And the high rate of sexual harassment in India. One significant example took place in pakistan where a young girl by the name of Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by the taliban for standing up for female education rights. In pakistan, Malala was always a keen learner, and wanted to continue her education. When the locals and authoritative figures began to refuse her right to education for being a girl, Malala did not call quits, and began a campaign in which she promoted equal opportunities for men and women. She was simply suppressed by the taliban due to their radical belief system. As Malala stated “I am representing good muslims and we all think your girls’ school is haram and blasphemy”(Malala 67), Malala talks about how there are “good”

Immigration is a large part of developing Canada: immigration was seen as an opportunity for many people around the world to immigrate to Canada in order to have prospects and a higher standard of living. This paper will examine how the role of a Chinese women and how it has been transformed due to institutional processes, as well as the difference of the role a Chinese women would face in Canadian society vis-a-vis a Hong Kong society is examined. The effects of polices such as the Head Tax and how it hindered women to come to Canada in order to be together with their husbands and have the family together as a whole and as well as how tradition made them want to stay in China. Furthermore, how once they were in Canada how race class and gender affected their lives.

Education might not be the cure of the world’s problem but it’s important to be knowledgeable. It’s important to have an education because without it, it makes a person vulnerable to be guided in the wrong direction. Not everyone believes education is important in life and especially for a woman. Malala Yousafzai tells us her story and her fight for education in her book I am Malala. She tells us about her families struggle for the right of education and not just education in general but education for woman. She was raised in Pakistan and its one the counties in which some people believe a woman should not go to school or have freedom. Education was not as easy for her as other girls around the world. Sometimes people don’t take education as a privileged but as a right, but unfortunately it’s not this case everywhere and it wasn’t the case for Malala. She was also able to see by firsthand how illiteracy can be a danger to a person and how others can take advantage of it.

Many of the Chinese men, women, and children are subjected to forced labor in factories and mines, large amounts of which operate illegally and take advantage of negligent government enforcement. Furthermore, International media report children in some study programs/activities supported by local governments and schools are enforced in awful working conditions in factories. African and Asian men are by far the most exploited on Chinese ships, often working under harsh conditions characteristic of forced labor. Forced begging by adults and children occurs throughout the country, as slavers typically make a profit by having people panhandle on the streets. Moreover, there are numerous reports in China of traffickers using kids whose parents have migrated to the cities and left them with relatives and persons with developmental disabilities for forced labor and forced begging ("2016 Trafficking Report"). China suffers a chronic gender imbalance because of the lasting impacts of the One Child Policy and the cultural preference for boys as children. Particularly in rural areas, this shortage of women generates a demand which only be satisfied by trafficking foreign women into China to be sold as cheap brides.There are currently over 3.3 million enslaved people in china which equals to .25% of their total population, with roughly 44 out of every 100 people being vulnerable to modern slavery, due to being poor or disabled. (“Global Slavery Index et al.”).

Within the last two decades, Women’s lives and gender discourse has been impacted politically, economically, legally, and technologically. Women have been influenced by age, class, and ethnicity. Gender regimes vary in different societies and cultures. Both India and China have had many changes within gender.

All over the world children are going to school, they are learning and making friends. In some parts of the world some children are denied their basic human right of education. In Pakistan girls are not allowed to go to school. Someone who experienced this first hand and then wrote a book about it is Malala. She encouraged many to speak up on this topic the way she did. At the end of her book Malala says, “This is my dream. Education for every boy and girl in the world. To sit down on a chair and read my book with all my friends at school is my right” (Yousafzai 313). Just like it is Malala’s right it is also every boy’s and girl’s right, but still in parts of the world girls are denied the right to education and to attend school.

Women don't have the same rights as men do and it's really not fair for example girls in third world countries are often not sent to school simply because they are girls. Take Malala, for example, she was shot in the head on her way to school because of old customs that people still go by in these countries. Anyone has the right to an education and that doesn't change just because of someone's gender. That's like saying someone with blonde hair can't attend school. Some things that are being done to change this include selling Rafiki bracelets made by mothers in Kenya and when one is bought it helps to send their daughters to school. Every girl deserves the right to an education to fulfill their dreams and be able to provide for their families like anybody else is able to do. Malala Yousafzai said it well “ We cannot succeed when half of us are held back.” ( Malala, Yousafzai I am Malala) This