Women in Politics

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Women in Politics

• The Role of Women in Chinese Politics
• Tony Horton
• Van Luong
• Kevin Stark

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Introduction

• Thesis
• Confucianism
• Inequality across the board
• Social Roles

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The Mao Era

• The equality of Maoism
• Women in industry Double production
• Women holding low political seats
• Outliers

The Gang of Four
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Reform Period

• Reforms
• Shift from political capital to economic capital
• Equality in business
• Dog eat dog
• Inequality in politics
• All-China Womens Federation

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Contemporary Politics

• Post-Reform increase
• Second Periodic Report to the Committee on
  Eliminating Discrimination Against Women, 1987
• Women hold less important positions
• Women combine positions
• Women are absent in rural politics
• Xinyan Jiang, a feminist critique

US Secretary of Treasury Henry Paulson and
Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi
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Cultural Norms and Practices

• Continuity
• Upholding the patriarchy
• Womens link is determined by her husband
• Inclusivity
• Women are not included
• Powerless advisory committees, like the All-China
  Womens Federation

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Cultural Norms and Practices

• Asexuality
• Sex is reserved to its place
• Womens sex withholds them from politics
• Authority
• No distinction is made between the sexes when
  seeking the authority and advice of an elder

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