Women, households and change: The impact of economic development on rural women in China

Women, households and change

The impact of economic development on rural women in China

		Background
		The study
		The findings
		Conclusions
		Atai: a young woman
		Ren Zhen Chu: a middle-aged woman
		Asman: the Tibetan landlady
		Hai Zhang Tou: an old woman who was once a slave

All-China Women's Federation, Beijing, China

1. A STUDY OF TWO TOWNSHIPS