Womens Position Flashcards
San gang
The three relationships that in Confucian theory held society together.
loyalty of ministers and officials to the emperor, respect of children for their parents, obedience of wives to their husbands.
When was the affair of a woman cutting her throat to avoid a marriage
1919 Changsha
What things did the CCP do to support women
1950 new marriage laws
Abolished foot binding
Granted women right to own land in 1950s
What did the new marriage laws lay out
- concubinage was abolished
- arranged marriages were to be discontinued
- the paying of dowries and bride-prices was forbidden
- women (and men) who had been previously forced to marry were entitled to divorce their partners
- all marriages had to be officially recorded and registered.
What was the impact of collectivisation on women
It removed any gains that they had received from the new ownership laws
However, as everyone had to eat in new mess halls, women no longer had the task of preparing food
How many women entered the workplace and in what time period
Between 1949-76 the number of women in the workplace quadrupled
Name a manifestation of the ingrained prejudice against women
Male children were valued over female children, as male children would being honour to the family while girls were seen as a drain on resources
Lack of female representation in the party
Very few women held roles high up in the party, the few they did such as Song Qingling complained that she was not treated as an equal. Women made up only around 13% of party membership
Divorce and wife selling
During the famine this was especially rampant, divorce rates rose by 60% in Gansu
