STATUS OF WOMEN in china

By: Froidelyn M. Fernandez

WomenIn

TraditionalChina

Why do most Chinese people prefer boys than girls? I take care

of my elderly.

I have authority

in the household.

I pass on the family lineage.

I AM THE CORE OF

THE FAMILY.

I marry of to another family.

I am only financially responsible to my in-

laws.

When I entered history, I OFTEN CAUSED MEN PROBLEMS.

It’s a shame not to have a

son.

Different ViewstowardsWOMEN

DAUGHTER

MOTHER-IN-LAW

SISTER

WIFE

DAUGHTER-IN-LAW

MOTHER

“The worst of unfilial

acts is failure to have

descendants.”

The Yin Yang Perspective

WOMEN: soft, yielding, receptive, passive, reflective, tranquil

MEN: hard, active, assertive, dominating

Confucian Classics

Book of rites

“Houses should be divided into an

inner and an outer section, with the women staying in the inner part.”

Book of

Poetry

“Women should not take part in public affairs;

they should devote themselves to

tending silkworms and weaving.”

BookOf

documents

“When the hen announces the dawn, it signals the demise of the

family.”

The ChangingStatus

ofWOMEN

HAN times (202 bce- 220 ce)

WIDOWS

CONCUBINE VS WIFE

DIVORCE

SONG times (960- 1279)

WIDOWS

CONFUCIAN TEACHINGS

FOOT- BINDING

QING times (1644- 1911)

WIDOW CHASTITY

CHILDLESS WIDOWS

EDUCATION

JUNG CHANGAnd her

“WILD SWANS”

Women in the 20th Century

Chinaand the

One Child Policy

Being a Woman in China Today:

A Demography of Gender

By: Attane

The situation of Chinese women today

EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT

HEALTH SERVICES

GENDERED ROLES

One Child Policy: THE BACKGROUNDONE CHILD POLICY

Sep 25, 1980

Lax to strict implementation

Enforcement procedures

EXAMPLE OF AB0RTION QUOTAS

In 2009, Yunnan officials developed an implementation plan that outlined abortion targets for specific groups: ‘‘strictly prohibit the birth of

multiple children; for women who have multiple out-of-plan children and become pregnant again, the abortion rate must reach 100 percent; for women who have two out-of-plan children and become

pregnant again, the abortion rate must exceed 90 percent; for women who have one out-of-plan child and become pregnant again, the abortion rate must

exceed 85 percent.’’

EXAMPLE OF invasive local enforcement

In a small village in remote Guangdong, officials kept a record book that meticulously

charted the menstrual cycles and pelvic examination results of every woman of

childbearing age. Data showed that 98% of the 280 women were fitted with IUDs, and that every three months, the director of Family

Planning committee broadcast an announcement through the village

LEGAL ILLEGAL

PREGNANCY

VSPREGNANCY AFTER

MARRIAGE

HAS PERMIT TO GET PREGNANT

WITHIN THE PREGNANCY QUOTA

PREGNANCY BEFORE MARRIAGE

NO PERMIT TO GET PREGNANT

EXCEEDED THE PREGNANCY QUOTA

PREGNANCY AFTER THE FIRST CHILD

PUNISHMENTSPAYMENT OF HEAVY

FINES

NO HUKOU

DISINCENTIVES/JOB TERMINATION

Consequences of the OCP and the Continuing

DAW

TO WOMEN

SUN LILIFENG JIANMEI

TO CHINESE SOCIETY

HIGH ABORTION RATE

DEMOGRAPHIC CRISIS

FEMALE SEX WORKAND

INCREASED CASESOF

HIV AND STI

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

FEMALESUICIDE

IN CONCLUSION,WHAT WAS SEEN

AS THE SOLUTIONTO CHINA’S GROWING

POPULATION JUST RESULTED TO:

CLASS SHARING

HOW DO YOU THINK CAN THE SHORTAGE OF

WOMEN IN CHINA AFFECT THEIR SOCIAL

STATUS?

SOME OF THE MAIN CHALLENGES TO

STOP THE ELIMINATION OF

GIRLS CONSIST OF:

MODIFYING THE RIGID CUSTOM OF

1. PATRILOCAL AND PATRILINEAR MARRIAGE,

2. TRANSMISSION OF LAND RIGHTS LIMITED TO THE

MASCULINE HEIRS OF THE

PATRILINEAR CLAN.

3. THE TRADITIONAL WEAKENING A

DAUGHTER HAS WITH HER

BIOLOGICAL FAMILY AFTER MARRIAGE.

4. THE DEPENDENCE ON SONS FOR CARE

IN OLD AGE

5. OTHER TRADITIONAL SOCIAL

PRACTICES THAT MEAN DAUGHTERS HAVE LESS VALUE

THAN SONS IN THEIR FAMILY.

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