Abstract
As the economy develops and people’s aspirations grow in China, Chinese women are more aware of gender inequality in the workplaces. Though the working conditions have been greatly improved, Chinese women are still discriminated and underestimated in the labor market and many of them have to give up their rights and opportunities when they are facing the dilemma of work and personal life. To enhance gender equity in the workplaces, this article discusses the factors leading to the unequal situation and focuses on the means of education to improve young people’s awareness of gender equality and their ability to deal with gender inequality in the workplaces. During the research, we designed a workshop on gender equality education and delivered it to fellow college students. In this article, the teaching plan of the workshop will be explained in detail and the students’ feedback is recorded.
Highlights
According to European Institute for Gender Equality [1], gender equality is achieved when women and men enjoy the same rights and opportunities across all sectors of society, including economic participation and decision-making, and when the different behaviors, aspirations and needs of women and men are valued and favored
To enhance gender equity in the workplaces, this article discusses the factors leading to the unequal situation and focuses on the means of education to improve young people’s awareness of gender equality and their ability to deal with gender inequality in the workplaces
In this article, based on global gender gap reports conducted by references [3] [4] [5] and literature review of gender equality, we focus on gender inequality in the workplaces in China, discussing factors leading to the phenomenon and exploring educational measures to enhance college students’ awareness of gender equality and their ability to deal with gender inequality in the workplace by the means of education
Summary
According to the Global Gender Gap Report 2018 [2], China ranked the 103rd out of the 149 investigated countries for gender equality, which suggests that gender inequality is a common phenomenon in different domains in China and great efforts and various measures are required to improve the circumstances for women. In this article, based on global gender gap reports conducted by references [3] [4] [5] and literature review of gender equality, we focus on gender inequality in the workplaces in China, discussing factors leading to the phenomenon and exploring educational measures to enhance college students’ awareness of gender equality and their ability to deal with gender inequality in the workplace by the means of education. We discuss a workshop we designed and delivered to college students under the principles of three adult learning theories including Critical Thinking, Transformative Learning and Experimental Learning, and draw findings and insight from the implementation of the workshop and the feedback of the participants
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