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YEAR: 1994

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Women's status and family planning: results from a focus group survey.

AUTHORS

Gu B; Xie Z

SOURCE

CHINA POPULATION TODAY. 1994 Feb;11(1):12-5.

ABSTRACT

Focus group discussions were conducted in China's Pingluo County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, and Sihui

County, Guangdong Province among reproductive age women with only daughters, mothers-in-law, unmarried women

aged 23 years and older, and women business persons and cadres. The topic of discussion was the status of

women, gender differences in employment, education, marriage, family life, childbearing, and elderly care in counties

that have above average fertility rates. There were also several groups of men, mixed gender groups with husbands

working away from home, local family planning workers, and rural intellectuals. The findings showed that there is

more access to education for girls and a higher employment rate for young women. Daughters receive education to

the highest level affordable. Enrollments are equal for boys and girls. Women's employment is not challenged by

husbands, and work is available in a variety of locations. Business ownership and operation is encouraged. By

middle age, women generally do not work in enterprises, but at home or on contracted farmland. Equal rights within

the family are generally accepted. Husbands turn over their salary to wives for family expenses. Girls receive the

same care after birth as boys. Women's status is improving. Improvements in social status have also involved

sacrifices. Women complained that the workload on the farm has increased with adult males away working in cities.

Women bear the burden of family planning, including in some cases side effects from oral pills and recovery from

sterilizations. One women remarked that there were burdens in bearing children, taking oral pills, having IUD

insertions, and having induced abortions; men should bear 50% of the responsibility. The burden of women without

sons is harder, and women may also feel inferior as the last in their family line. One family with 6 daughters

accepted the fine of RMB 7000 yuan for having another child, which turned out to be a son. One commented that

even a stupid son is better than a daughter. Many with only daughters have not tried for a son because the fine was

too expensive. Support in old age was a reason for desiring sons. There were positive opinions expressed about

family planning. Economic gains for women were considered important in raising women's status. (PubHealth.info

Document ID: CONT2T 4512-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Women's status and family planning: results from a focus

group survey.", is(are) Gu B; Xie Z. The source of this article is "CHINA POPULATION TODAY. 1994 Feb;11(1):12-

5.". This article was published in 1994 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 4512-06. All

rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 9512

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