WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which fact suggests that women had a different role in society in Southeast Asia than in other parts of Asia?
A
Women were not allowed to work as merchants.
B
Bronze bracelets from the area are over 5, 000 years old.
C
Women could leave their possessions to their daughters.
D
Nuclear families dominated society.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The women’s liberation movement in Asia was a feminist movement that started in the late 1960s and through the 1970s. Women’s liberation movements in Asia sought to redefine women’s relationships to the family and the way that women expressed their sexuality.

Detailed explanation-2: -The gender pay gap is 33 per cent in South Asia (compared to 24 per cent, globally). In South Asia gender pay gaps are wider in urban areas than rural areas: urban women earned 42 per cent less than men, compared to 28 per cent less than men in rural areas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which statement is an accurate summary of the general status of women in early Southeast Asia? Women had greater equality in early Southeast Asia than elsewhere in Asia.

Detailed explanation-4: -Traditional gender roles dominate the region. Women take on the role of child bearing, while men are the breadwinners. These ideas produce discriminative behaviors among people. The births of males are celebrated, while the births of females are mourned.

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