Sandbox for Chinese Patriarchy

Introduction

Chinese patriarchy refers to the history and prevalence of male dominance in Chinese society and culture, although patriarchy is not exclusive to Chinese culture and exists all over the world. It also refers to gender specifics impacts in Chinese marriage.

History

Features of patriarchy in 20th and 21st century China are a combination of contemporary problems found even in the West and traditional Chinese issues.

Men hold most of the major positions of power within the country, especially in the political and military spheres. However, with the decline of traditional practices through the 20th century, women have come to enjoy virtually equal economic power. This is especially true in the cities, where the social stigma of being a working woman is virtually nonexistent, although skepticism of unmarried, career-minded women is increasing. Although both genders face strong pressure to be married, women who remain unmarried past the age of 25 are shamed by state media with the label leftover women.

In addition, foot binding and arranged marriages have been virtually eradicated.

There is also the issue of forced abortions in China, especially for sex selection purposes; authorities have been accused of giving the women virtually no control over their bodies in this area.

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Note (Checklist):

- Dynamics section should be removed or entirely edited into more specific subthreads

- History should be more in-depth and dates varying beyond just the 20th century.

- Information that was already listed in page need to be properly cited.

- More engagement in the introduction section, as well as proper citation.

- Examples of real life men and women within Chinese Patriarchy (names) should be added "call them out"

-Add categories for relevant information such as the impact of male dominance and female submission within Chinese Patriarchy as well as Gender Stereotypes, etc. (Possible variation in marriage due to dynasty traditions such as concubines, etc.)