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TOPIC: TO STUDY HOW CHINESE HISTORY INFLUENCES WOMEN RIGHTS

1. Introduction

In ancient China, women were considered inferior to their male counterparts. They were not allowed a chance to go to school, instead, their position in the society was take care of their families and any other domestic chores.

Demographic information: Prior to the twentieth century, in china a girl was considered of eligible age when they turned seventeen. Then, they were eligible marriage materials. They had no social class, instead they were seen as property of their husbands.

2. Human rights violation

The Chinese woman was totally discriminated, her voice was not heard. This project will focus on the right to choose their marriage partners and right to an education. In ancient china, Chinese girls were not allowed to go to school and learn like their brothers did. They were expected to learn domestic duties from their mothers. When they reached puberty and their physical features started protruding, their parents, that is the fathers, arranged marriages for the.

3. Sociological concepts:

· Social hierarchy: In the social hierarchy women came second after their male counterparts. There were so much gender bias taking place in ancient china. The positions of leadership were all taken by the males leaving women no room to raise concerns and opinions.

· Social institutions: education institutions were less represented by women. Schools were purely dominated by men because the girl child was not required to study.

· Institution of marriage: men are allowed to have as many woman as they can afford to support. However, women had no choice in the matter. Of the husband found it necessary to have another wife, the wife had no right to ask any questions.

· The family unit: the man was considered as the sole provider and decision maker at home. The man is in charge of the arranged marriages of the daughters and any other family business and issues.

4. The state contribution to the human rights violations.

Women would get punished by the law for any misconduct that was brought forth by their male counterparts. Moreover, the society allowed the man to punish his wife in case she didn’t behave as expected. If the woman went behind the man’s back and got an education she was liable to punishment. Worse still, is if she was seen making eye contact or in any conversation with a man. She would suffer the wrath of the society. The laws that were being followed by the ancient kingdom of china was very strict especially when it came to women. Women were objectified, mistreated and discriminated.

However, nowadays women have found themselves a voice. Women rights activists, NGOs, feminists from all over the world are fighting together to ensure that women in all parts of the world are presented and that discrimination comes to an end.

5. Solutions/ preventions:

State laws and cultural rules changed so that women were recognized and allowed to have an education and a right to choose whoever they wanted to spend their lives with.

Moreover, the international human rights has focused on equalizing the males and females so that discrimination based on sex is eliminated.