Chinese Women Since Mao

"Chinese Women Since Mao is a timely contribution by the well-known writer on China, Elisabeth Croll. In it she examines the repercussions of China's new policies on the role and status of women in post-Mao China. In 1978, the Women's Federation held its long awaited Fourth National Congress which coincided with the launching of the Four Modernizations. Now, more than five years on, Elisabeth Croll examines the effects these policies have had on the productive and reproductive activities of both rural urban women. She carefully analyses the implications for women's economic independence and employment opportunities which have resulted from these new economic strategies, as well as developments in relation to love, marriage, and divorce, and the attempted introduction of the one-child family. Amid a wealth of new data, she also considers the changing image of Chinese women in the media, theatre and literature, and reflects on the implications of the changes for the involvement of women in China's political life."--Publisher's description.