• roastedDeflator@kbin.social
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    9 months ago

    Academic performance is dictated by access to good educators which has always been dictated by wealth.

    By gender and wealth. Not only wealth.

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      9 months ago

      True. It could be far better, but one thing China did vastly improve on since the 1950s is bringing women into the workforce and providing them with a far greater degree of autonomy and access to real education than women previously experienced.

      This might not sound like much since this has happened to varying degrees in many countries, but it’s understated how socially regressive Chinese views on women historically were (and still are). Not saying things are good now, because China is still rife with gender inequality issues. Just pointing out how disgusting and ingrained Confucian views on womanhood are and how much of a stain it has left on Chinese society.