n were urged to work in the fields and in the factories with men. Childcare centers were set up so children could be taken care of while their mothers worked Greater attention was paid to womens health as well. Although ideas regarding womens rights have been introduced in China, change is slow due to the longstanding reverence for male children. Since 1995, the population in China has been about 1.2 billion. Because of the rapid growth in the population, women are urged to undergo sterilization, and pregnant women are urged to have an abortion.(Sui Noi Goh p. 50-51) Since this is not the most favorable way to go about controlling the population, China has come up with the one-child policy. This policy permits one child per family if the first born is a boy, however permits two children if the first child is a girl Under no circumstances whatsoever, may there be a third birth. In 1994, a survey of couples of childbearing age, 63% had a single child, 25% had a second child, and the remaining 10% had three or more children.(Soi Noi Goh p. 50-51) Once a female child is born, the simplest method to avoid having a penalty for having more children is to not record her birth. Families often put baby girls up for adoption, or they frequently abandon them. In China the gender ratio among Chinese children is 111 males for every 100 females.(Sui Noi Goh p. 50-51) This statistic strongly suggests that anti-women sentiment still exist. In Iran religion has always been of the utmost importance, but since the revolution of 1979, Iran has become a religious state, where religious rules are state rules. It is the teachings of Islam that determines every aspect of daily life, customs, laws, and government. Thus, when contemporary womens rights in Iran are analyzed, one refers to the fundamental Muslim views regarding women. In a local hadith Islamic class in the year 1,000, the question was asked, Are women basically good or bad? The answer was, I was r...
