Changes for women (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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San gang (Three Guiding Principles)
San gang (Three Guiding Principles)
Women must always obey husbands without question
Wife selling in pre-1949 China
Wife selling in pre-1949 China
Husbands could sell wives if wives had affairs or ran away
Foot binding tradition
Foot binding tradition
Breaking & binding girls' feet to keep them small
Year Marriage Law passed
Year Marriage Law passed
1950
Marriage Law impact on arranged marriages
Marriage Law impact on arranged marriages
Made them completely illegal
Women's property rights after Marriage Law 1950
Women's property rights after Marriage Law 1950
Equal rights to own & inherit property
Polygamy status after 1950
Polygamy status after 1950
Banned - men could no longer have multiple wives
Child marriage change 1949-1965
Child marriage change 1949-1965
Dropped by 85%
% divorces initiated by women after 1950
% divorces initiated by women after 1950
76%
Economic discrimination women faced
Economic discrimination women faced
Lower wages than men for similar work
Double burden for women
Double burden for women
Work outside home + housework/childcare responsibilities
% CCP officials who were women 1949-65
% CCP officials who were women 1949-65
Fewer than 13%
Mao's personal motivation for women's rights
Mao's personal motivation for women's rights
Unhappy arranged marriage & mother's foot binding suffering
Cultural Revolution impact on women's appearance
Cultural Revolution impact on women's appearance
Red Guards punished feminine clothing & long hair