1. Gender Equality In China “Women hold up half the sky” -Mao Zedong

2.  Some socialist or communist countries changed their legal systems to make everyone equal.  China, the world’s most populous nation, has the biggest gender gap in the world due to a sexist culture.

3. Female Babies and Gendercide  Infanticide and abandonment of female babies by Chinese parents wanting a son has become rare, but now there is sex selective abortion.  Due to the one child policy there is a shortage of females in China. By 2020, there will be an estimated 40 million Chinese men that will not be able to find Chinese brides.  Up to 90% of second pregnancies that are female end in abortion.

4. Female Roles  Male villagers believe that women are incapable of being leaders because they are “weak” and because of their physical condition.  Studies show that few women have gotten training and benefits from village-level poverty reduction programs.  Women have less decision making powers at home and less chance of receiving education, nutrition and health care.  Illness rates are 5% higher in women than men.  More than 70% of women in Houhe Village suffer from gynaecological illnesses.

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