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Gender Inequality in Rural Education in China and its Policy Development

Authors
Jiayu Kuang1, Mengfan Liu2, *, Yihan Ren3
1College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
2National Institution of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
3Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
*Corresponding author. Email: yren8926@uni.sydney.edu.au
Corresponding Author
Mengfan Liu
Available Online 29 December 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2_230How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Gender inequality; Rural education; China; Policy
Abstract

Gender inequality in education has always been a problem in Chinese society. Although education has been widely popularized in rural areas, there are significant differences in the access to educational resources for students of different genders. This paper investigates the educational gender inequality in rural China and the relevant policies to improve this phenomenon by collecting reliable literature and raising our viewpoints. This paper concludes that gender inequality in rural education is shown in rural females having less access to education, the educational resources are not evenly distributed in families, and females have higher dropout and illiteracy rates in education. The leading causes of gender inequality in rural education are families having lower educational expectations for females, the returns to education for females are low, and the lack of gender awareness in school. Law and programs related to female education, such as “The Protection of Women's Rights and Interests” “The Educating Girls of Rural China” and “The Spring Buds Program” have been introduced to improve this phenomenon, and rural females are gradually receiving support in education.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2022 6th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
29 December 2022
ISBN
10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2_230
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2352-5398
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10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2_230How to use a DOI?
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© 2022 The Author(s)
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