RoleofWomen

InChina,asinallsocietiestoday,thequestionoftheroleofwomenIsgreatlydebated
throughoutdifferentsocialandpoliticalgroups.InimperialChina,womenwereseenas
subordinatestomen.Womendidhavesomepowerinthefamilyandusuallyassumeda
leadershiprole,however,thispowerdidnotextendbeyondthewallsofthehome.
Womencouldnotcarryonafamilyname,andbecauseoftheonechildpolicy,women
wereseenasuseless,becauseifcoupleshadagirl,thefamilynamecouldnotcontinue.
AttheendoftheQingdynastyin1911,theroleofwomenstartedtochangedrastically.
Footbinding,apracticewhereyounggirlsboundtheirfeettightlyintoexcruciating
positionstomakethemseemdainty,wasnolongerpracticed.
Afteryearsofdevelopment,theUnitedNationsgaveChinatherankingof69ththispast
yearforgenderequality,withIndiaatrank101.However,evenwiththisdevelopment,as
youmoveuptheladderinjobs,fewerandfewerwomenareseentowardsthetopwith
jobssuchasCEOorheadofdepartment.
TheroleofwomeninChinagreatlydiffersthroughsocialboundaries,andthoughin
theory,therearemillionsofopportunitiesnowforwomeninChina,womeninruralareas
justdonthaveaccesstothem.Thereisnosetroleforwomeninsociety.Somework
onlyinthehomeandothersareCEOsinmajorcorporations.
Justasallothersocietiesthough,thiswillchangeovertime,andwomenwillbeseen
climbinguptheladderintheworkplace.
TheAllChinaWomensFederationisworkingtoincludemorewomenentrepreneursin
Chinaseconomy
Manywomenentrepreneursareengagedinhightechindustriesandfocusonthe
upgradingandrenovatingoldindustrieswithnewtechnology.
Manywomenentrepreneursintheworkplacecouldleadtomoreeconomicgrowthand
innovation
About29millionwomeninchinaareentrepreneursand41%ofthosehaveprivate
businesses
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/201109/17/c_131144041.htm
http://www.fairobserver.com/360theme/rolewomenchina
http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GenderGap_Report_2013.pdf
http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/28/world/asia/chinaonechildpolicyofficial/
http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1912861,00.html

InfrastructureinChina(LibbySteinSlotB)
InfrastructuredevelopmentremainsatoppriorityforChinasgovernment,whichhaslong
recognizedthatamoderneconomyrunsonreliableroadsandrails,electricity,and
telecommunications.Investmentsinruralroadsclimbed51%injustafewyearsbetween2001
and2004.Chinasgovernmenthasplannedoutambitiousgoalsforthefuture.Onegoalisto
bringthenationsentireurbaninfrastructureuptothestandardsofitsmiddleclassinfrastructure
whileincreasingtheefficiencyoftransportinglogisticsthroughouttheentirecountry.Withgrowth
intheworldssecondlargesteconomycontinuingtoslow,MrLihassetatargetofabout7.5per
centexpansionthisyear,agoalheisunlikelytoachievewithoutfurtherstimulusinthecoming
months.

ThisisabreakdownofChinas580BIlliondollarstimuluspackage.Railways,highways,
airports,andpowergridsarethemostfunded,andhealth,culture,andeducationaretheleast.
Thoughruraldevelopmentareonlyfundedwith9.3%,therehasstillbeenalargeexpansionover
thelastfewyearsofinfrastructurethroughoutruralareasofChina.
http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/winning_in_emerging_markets/chinese_infrastructure
_the_big_picture
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/00e7b268bad511e3b39100144feabdc0.html#axzz30tJZ
q600
http://money.cnn.com/gallery/news/world/2013/05/23/chinainfrastructure.fortune/