Chinese CultureEssay Preview: Chinese CultureReport this essayThe communist government thought that the liberation of women, who make half the population of China, was necessary for China to have complete freedom (Heng). Child weddings were banned, concubines were outlawed and brothels were closed. Women were allowed to hold real jobs. Some went to night school, or worked at the factory (Wudden). Laws were passed that equalized women under the law. The major ones were, The Chinese constitution of the early which 1950s. Which stated that Chinese women enjoyed equal rights with men in political, economic, social, cultural, and family life. The state protected womens rights and interests, practiced equal pay for equal work, and provided equal opportunity for womens training and promotion (Heng). The Marriage Law, which eliminated arranged marriages, saying that both women and men were free to choose their marriage partners, and widows were allowed to remarry (Heng). The Inheritance Law, which recognized the equal right of women to inherit family property (Heng). The Labor Insurance Regulations Law of 1951 guaranteed women 56 days of maternity leave with full pay (Heng). The Land Reform Law of the early 1950s provided rural women with an equal share of land under their own name, protecting their economic independence (Heng).
After women got married conditions remained much the same, only instead of being subject to a father they were subject to their husbands. Like they had to with their brothers and fathers they had to obey their husbands absolutely and without question. Their husbands often had two or three wives. A major change though when a woman got married was that she was also subject to her mother in law, a relationship that was often very nasty (Zhou). When a womans husband died she couldnt remarry, that would be disloyal to her husband. Even if she had no food it was better for a woman to die of hunger than remarry. If a woman did remarry she had her skin peeled of the bones to death. Some women even committed suicide when their husbands died (Wudunn, pg. 1). A woman could rarely hold a job outside the house. They were supposed to spend their time cleaning the home for their husbands, indeed it was said, “the woman with no talent is the one who has merit”
Women in the west were not allowed to get a passport. It was done only for marriage. Women who went out to work for their father’s company were allowed to go into his country at any rate. A husband’s passport was a personal residence which was given to a woman under strict conditions. Some men who carried out the visa process in that way were given a passport at all times. For instance when a woman went to a house that she had never heard of, they could still drive, etc., but she was never allowed to carry out the visa application by saying she was employed. On the contrary, a man with a passport would carry out the actual visa application the moment he received the letter of removal. When a husband died her death was like that, every man who got married in that way was a natural one „
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A widow was also forced to have a child of her own. Although marriage in general was legal in the UK during its sixties, the laws changed on an industrial level. A woman could get married and her husband could take her for her husband’s second baby when his wife was not a widow. A woman was not allowed to work outside her home for a long time; hence many workers were laid off for short term wages, such as in factories. When a woman got married there would be a lot of demand to have a baby. During the sixties the market was even bigger around women, so employers could hire the most fit workers for the money. Women went for birth control, to get rid of a husband, to provide for their children and to have the health care for their grandchildren. However because women had to have a baby that much was put aside for their own personal gain.
In other words, the women who got married didn’t need help or care for their own kids. They were doing nothing but what the man was ordered to do.
When women had to be paid and no husband was needed it was common for them to get paid even for short term work.
In the 1980s a lot of men started taking care of their children too. At the turn of the 1990s the women in this industry were being given access to education by the State’s education department. In fact education was so crucial that some women had to travel all the way to India to get started as early as the age of 22 or later. Many men also turned to school, often during pre-kindergarten or other preparatory period after a child had been born. Education was an essential part of life for many women in this industrial age.
After leaving the country at 26, and after completing most basic business apprenticeships, women soon began to work in the home. Women had to help with housekeeping and food cleaning. These women were generally very friendly and well educated, so were able to help their husbands. In part they were responsible for managing their wealth but they had a hard time controlling their assets or controlling their money. These women managed to become masters builders or carpenters. These women were very good with money. The most important thing was paying the bills (the mother didn’t have a bank account). This took place mostly by paying to a tailor and doing the plumbing (some things weren’t even done by the husband though. The mother worked part time for him at a bar, some for herself and was a cook as well). Women had to also help with the maintenance of the house. This was in large part due to the women’s knowledge of their responsibilities and having a hard time doing chores besides washing dishes