With the effort of the Chinese government on the education of
women, both the mindset and lifestyle of Chinese women have
radically changed. Now they are no longer dependent on men.
Instead, they have found their right position in the society, to
play an active part in political, economic, social and cultural
affairs of the country.
Nowadays, Chinese women enjoy a much improved life quality, and
they have become more confident and charming than ever.
China is famous for its long-standing history and culture, but
discrimination and prejudice were also contained in traditional
Chinese culture, and women had no right to receive education in the
past until 1913, shortly after the Revolution of 1911 led by Dr.
Sun Yat-Sen.
After the founding of New China, compulsory education became a
responsibility of Chinese women rather than a right.
By 2004, 98.93% of school-age girls had gone to elementary
school, nearly the same rate as boys. Girls now take up 47.4% and
45.8% of the numbers of junior and senior high school students
respectively. There are 6.09 million female college students in
China. 44.2% and 31.4% of postgraduate and doctorate students are
female, respectively.
Besides, there are also various training classes run for women,
via which they can become skillful workers.
(Chinanews.cn December 3, 2007)