Renovating Confucian ideas for gender equality: an inquiry of Confucian feminist debates in modern China

Abstract Contrary to the common perception that Confucianism is incompatible with feminist movement, this article demonstrates that Chinese intellectuals in the 1890s–1920s positively reconstructed and applied Confucian ideas that provide a theoretical and political path to gender equality. Deployin...

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Main Author: Wei Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2025-01-01
Series:Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-04349-8