Opportunities and Barriers: Gendered Reality in Chinese Higher Education

Bohong Liu, Yani Li,

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Front. Educ. China ›› 2010, Vol. 5 ›› Issue (2) : 197-221. DOI: 10.1007/s11516-010-0014-1
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Opportunities and Barriers: Gendered Reality in Chinese Higher Education

  • Bohong Liu, Yani Li,
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In the field of Chinese higher education, gender is still a significant issue, as is a general ignorance of gender discrimination against women. Issues related to gender can be observed throughout the process of education: at the time of entering an institution, during the educational process and as an outcome of education. The following seven aspects of sexual discrimination occur in Chinese higher education system: (1) Fewer opportunities for women in higher education than for men; (2) within disciplines and specializations there exists the phenomena of gender segregation and diffluence; (3) considerable gender difference exists in the distribution of school resources; (4) teaching materials and teaching content are gender discriminatory; (5) within higher education institutions, student organizations have a degree of gender imbalance; (6) campus culture has a hidden agenda of gender discrimination; and (7) employment prospects for women tend to be unequal and discriminatory.

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gender / higher education institutions (HEIs) / discrimination / equality / women in higher education

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Bohong Liu, Yani Li,. Opportunities and Barriers: Gendered Reality in Chinese Higher Education. Front. Educ. China, 2010, 5(2): 197‒221 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11516-010-0014-1
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