Women: How did the role and status of women change? Flashcards
Distinguish between the ‘role’ of women and the ‘status’ of women. How do these terms differ?
The role of women is the work they were able to attain in society.
Status is their place in society and the views placed on them.
How far did the role of women in China change between 1949 and 1976?
The role of women changed significantly as Mao gave young Chinese women a sense of personal identity and emancipation and equality. Their involvement in politics improved their self-esteem.
What hindered bringing change to the status of women?
Long held attitudes and traditions. In Non-Han Chinese areas such as Xinjiang which was prodemoninately Muslim, life for women in many rural communities continued largely unchallenged and unchanged. Opposition was at such a high level that the party launched a second campaign in 1953 to try to promote it.
Where was change more successful? Where was it least successful?
Most successful in the cities as women were provided with more food and a better lifestyle - women were poorly treated in communes while women in the city had room for opportunity.
