Marriage in China before the evolution is a lot different than the marriage we think of. Traditional marriage in China is arranged between two families and does not involve love. The marriage is based on family alliance, power, money and assurance. The status and role of the woman was based on her husband’s status, but generally a woman’s job was to birth a son to carry on the family name. Thoughts on marriage changed when the communist government took over. There were new laws put in place banning arranged marriages and giving the woman the right to divorce her husband. This was a big stride for woman in modern China. Polygamy and bigamy was also banned, however, it is remerging in the southern part of China. There are many villages in southern part of China where predominantly such women live. This situation has created many social and legal issues, because unlike arranged marriages, polygamy is not forced, it is voluntary.
In China, males or more likely to be enrolled in school then females at every level, because of this tendency the gender gap widens with age . During the Great Chinese the enrolemt for females in primary school decreased dramatically .
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