Sexual equality is a concept that most of us aspire to in today's society. However, this is nothing more than a dream in China's lineage-dominated society. It is a society where men are superior to women. According to Professor Ma, men and women are treated differently in Chinese society dominated by lineage. For example, when it comes to family, workplace, and politics, men had absolute power and the right to make decisions, while women had little or no right to be involved in this. appearance. Women were even considered outsiders when they married, as if they were just the machine for reproduction and domestic work. This indicated that women in lineage-dominated Chinese society were in no way treated fairly. However, the situation has changed over the past several decades, women have acquired a higher status in the workplace as well as in the family. Women are no longer trapped by this feudal way of thinking. This essay will argue that gender roles have changed and are moving towards gender equality and that women have a higher social status than before. On the family level, women in the society dominated by the typical Chinese lineage possessed little freedom as well as the right to come to life. property handles. All of the above happened, according to the prof. Ma, due to the fact that women were defined as untrustworthy and seen as outsiders. As this situation is widespread, women, whether married or not, are expected to stay at home. They were responsible for all household chores and the family's daily needs. Thanks to the domination of patrilineal values, women's social life was both dominated and blocked. The gender role of the man in the family is primarily the head of the family and the source of family income. Thus, it can...... middle of paper ......tures and values ​​(L1) Gender and family-Chinese lineage system and gender. . Retrieved from http://lmes2.ust.hk/access/content/group/9483bdb1-df35-4fc3-a7ad-a8c8fcec56ef/Lecture%20PPTs/Week%206%20Lecture%20PPT%20_Mar%2010_.pdfMa, J. (10 March 2014). HUMA 1000 Cultures and Values ​​(L1) Gender and family-Chinese lineage system and gender. . Retrieved from http://lmes2.ust.hk/access/content/group/9483bdb1-df35-4fc3-a7ad-a8c8fcec56ef/Lecture%20PPTs/Week%206%20Lecture%20PPT%20_Mar%2010_.pdfAnne Kinney, "Ancient China », in Children and Youth in History, article no. 187, http://chnm.gmu.edu/cyh/teaching-modules/187 (accessed April 16, 2014) Litke, M. (nd). Baby Girls for Dead. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/. wiki/Women_in_China