TITLE:
The Orientation and Significance of Confucian Gender Culture for Women
AUTHORS:
Huiling Bian
KEYWORDS:
Confucianism, Female, Positioning, Family Ethics, The Same Structure of Family and Country, Gender Culture
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.10 No.7,
July
17,
2023
ABSTRACT: Through the analysis of the relationship between men and women in the patriarchal society, it is found that the Confucian view of women emphasizes the difference between men and women, and forms a pattern of both public and internal affairs based on the gender division of labor. By examining the positioning of Confucian women from the perspective of family ethics, there are some phenomena, such as “valuing mother more than daughter”, respecting father as well as husband as well as concubine, etc. The positioning of men and women is essentially a pattern of integration of men and women belonging to the family interests, and forming a “reversible” cycle structure in which Yin and Yang can alternate and respect and inferiority can permeate each other, rather than directly suppressing women by men, in order to highlight the cultural heritage of gender equality in Confucian family ethical relations under the patriarchal social form and the importance of promoting the harmonious development of individuals, society and the country.