The ways women and men are treated? Chapter 5 - Doc

I enjoy reading this document, especially the gender roles in different societies. In China the Confucius said very little about women. Confucius idea about men is that they should have all the power in the society and home. It's men dominated society when men have unlimited choices and women have very limited choices and opportunity. For example, men work out side the house, while women stay home do all house chores and make her husband and elders happy. I found it very interesting in Confucius philosophy that it is important for women to have an education not because they can be independent; women/girls get educated so they can serve/help their husband. It is sad how after women having an education, they have to stay under control by their husband.

Lesson for Women 
Ban Zhou wrote the Lesson for Women. Ban Zhou received an education and got married on early age. She had few children and her husband died. She did not remarried because it was a tradition for widow not to get married. When I was reading this, it reminded me of my society where if wife die than husband get to marry another women. However, in past if husband die than wife had to jump on the fire.Than it changed into if husband die than she don't have to jump on the fire, but society see her (wife) bad and she have to face lot of obstacles Moreover, she is seen as bad luck and she can't remarry. It is very bad and disturbing, but these tradition started changing into modern. In the Lesson for Women Ban talks about the custom when the girl born. For example, after 3 days of the birth of a girl there is three rituals. First, the baby girl place under the bed which mean she is weak and low. Second is to give her potsherd to play which mean that she will be doing labor(working in the house). Third, to announce her birth to ancestors by giving, which mean she will be fulfilling her primary duty.This is how they train when they were small which makes it harder to have change in this society.

This story reflect to many women in Confucius society as well as other women around the world. Not everything is fear in most of the societies and it's not perfect, but it's running from generation to generations. However, to bring change and move as a whole society or country both men and women should work together for equality.

In Rome husband was the held over family. Women opinion did not value much and men use to make public and private decisions. Everything was very restricted that women/wife had to ask the men what they want.
If I would ask to leave in one of these society, I would choose to live in India because as a women life is very hard and men take control over everything. But if you became Buddhist monk, than in India women have more freedom and respect than other society.