Women in Politics in The People’s Republic of China: Holding up Half the Sky?

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1993

Abstract

In China, there has been a long tradition of oppression, with the burden falling particularly on rural women. Since 1949, Chinese leaders have supported women’s emancipation as a natural consequence of Socialist economic development. Government actions to mitigate the problem of inequality have enhanced some achievements but are largely inadequate. This paper examines the issue of Chinese women in politics and concludes that negative influences of the past, misunderstanding of the connection between general and gender specific policies, and the absence of general commitment to the ideology of sex equality have been the obstacles to women’s emancipation in China. © 1993, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.

Identifier

34248237580 (Scopus)

Publication Title

International Journal of Public Administration

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1080/01900699308524852

e-ISSN

15324265

ISSN

01900692

First Page

1371

Last Page

1396

Issue

9

Volume

16

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