1. Ancient China
Traditional Chinese society has been male-centered, far fewer women were educated than men, and many of their readings are relevant to Advice for Women or Biographies of Notable Women which instructed them to be subjects of men. Therefore, there was not much protection of girl's rights and lots of conventional cultures were opposite to today's view of respecting equities.
(1)Marriage Age
The changes in age of marriage in ancient China can be classified into 3 periods. Around 680 B.C. the government set the age of marriage at 20 for men and at 15 for women. Even though it was written in the works of the Confucian school that men should marry at 30 and women at 20 it was never really followed. The Wei and Jin dynasties provided …show more content…
Domestic violence in ancient China involved physical, emotional, sexual and economical ways, bringing great sufferings to girls. The ability of victims of domestic violence to leave the relationship is crucial for preventing further abuse. In traditional communities, divorced women often feel rejected and ostracized. In order to avoid this stigma, many women prefer to remain in the marriage and endure the abuse, which aggravated their …show more content…
The most common problem with bound feet was infection. Despite the amount of care taken in regularly trimming the toenails, they would often in-grow, becoming infected and causing injuries to the toes. Sometimes for this reason the girl's toenails would be peeled back and removed altogether. The tightness of the binding meant that the circulation in the feet was faulty, and the circulation to the toes was almost cut off, so any injuries to the toes were unlikely to heal and were likely to gradually worsen and lead to infected toes and rotting flesh. It is not only a crime against women, but also showed the sexual inequality. In addition, trafficking was also common in ancient China, young girls were kidnapped or sold by their families to other remote areas to do lots of work or be others' wives or child brides. And in order to prevent them from running away, they were not allowed to leave the houses. Also, some girls were sold to be prostitutes by their families which were great crimes against
Traditional Chinese society has been male-centered, far fewer women were educated than men, and many of their readings are relevant to Advice for Women or Biographies of Notable Women which instructed them to be subjects of men. Therefore, there was not much protection of girl's rights and lots of conventional cultures were opposite to today's view of respecting equities.
(1)Marriage Age
The changes in age of marriage in ancient China can be classified into 3 periods. Around 680 B.C. the government set the age of marriage at 20 for men and at 15 for women. Even though it was written in the works of the Confucian school that men should marry at 30 and women at 20 it was never really followed. The Wei and Jin dynasties provided …show more content…
Domestic violence in ancient China involved physical, emotional, sexual and economical ways, bringing great sufferings to girls. The ability of victims of domestic violence to leave the relationship is crucial for preventing further abuse. In traditional communities, divorced women often feel rejected and ostracized. In order to avoid this stigma, many women prefer to remain in the marriage and endure the abuse, which aggravated their …show more content…
The most common problem with bound feet was infection. Despite the amount of care taken in regularly trimming the toenails, they would often in-grow, becoming infected and causing injuries to the toes. Sometimes for this reason the girl's toenails would be peeled back and removed altogether. The tightness of the binding meant that the circulation in the feet was faulty, and the circulation to the toes was almost cut off, so any injuries to the toes were unlikely to heal and were likely to gradually worsen and lead to infected toes and rotting flesh. It is not only a crime against women, but also showed the sexual inequality. In addition, trafficking was also common in ancient China, young girls were kidnapped or sold by their families to other remote areas to do lots of work or be others' wives or child brides. And in order to prevent them from running away, they were not allowed to leave the houses. Also, some girls were sold to be prostitutes by their families which were great crimes against