Gender-Equality

GenderEqualityNOV.19TH.2018Whatisgenderequality?Genderequality,alsoknownassexualequality,isthestateofequaleaseofaccesstoresourcesandopportunitiesregardlessofgender,includingeconomicparticipationanddecision-making;andthestateofvaluingdifferentbehaviors,aspirationsandneedsequally,regardlessofgender.(FromWikipedia)AgenericsymbolforgenderequalityHistoryofgenderequalizationinChina——GenderequalizationinChinabeganinthelateQingperiodasChinesesocietyre-evaluatedtraditionalandConfucianvaluessuchasfootbindingandgendersegregation,andbegantorejecttraditionalgenderideasashinderingprogresstowardsmodernization.AftertheQingDynasty‘scollapse,women’sliberationbecameagoaloftheMayFourthMovementandtheNewCultureMovement,andcontinuesuntiltoday.Genderdiscriminationisstillhappening.“NowthedegenerationofChinesewomenhasledtothedegenerationofthewholecountry.“——YuMinhong'sremarkhasarousedwidespreaddiscussion.Andtomyastonishment，thislecturewasjustgivenliterallyyesterday--Nov./18th/2018.FeminisminmodernChina————PicturesFrom”feminisminchina.com”Asisshown,genderequalizationhasbeenhighlyorganizedandrationalinmodernChinathankstothedevelopmentofoursociety.(Feminism:女权运动)“Ifmendon’thavetobeaggressiveinordertobeacceptedwomenwon’tfeelcompelledtobesubmissive.Ifmendon’thavetocontrol,womenwon’thavetobecontrolled.Bothmenandwomenshouldfeelfreetobesensitive.Bothmenandwomenshouldfeelfreetobestrong…Itistimethatweallperceivegenderonaspectrumnotastwoopposingsetsofideals.Ifwestopdefiningeachotherbywhatwearenotandstartdefiningourselvesbywhatweare—wecanallbefreerandthisiswhatHeForSheisabout.It’saboutfreedom.”——HeForShe,EmmaWatson——GenderequalityisstillyettoaccomplishinChina,Itneededtobetakenseriously.EmmaWatson,UNWomen'sGoodwillAmbassadorandactress