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| | + | == Chinese Communist Party and sexism == |
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| | + | ''See also:'' [[Atheism and communism]] and [[Atheistic China and sexism]] and [[Atheistic China and gender based workplace discrimination]] |
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| | + | In 1955, [[China|Chinese]] Communist leader Zhou Enlai declared, "We Communists are atheists".<ref>Noebel, David, The Battle for Truth, Harvest House, 2001.</ref> In 2014, the Communist Party of China reaffirmed that members of their party must be atheists.<ref> |
| | + | *[https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/asia/item/19567-china-s-communist-party-reaffirms-marxism-maoism-atheism China’s Communist Party Reaffirms Marxism, Maoism, Atheism], ''New American'', 2014 |
| | + | *[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/02/china-communist-party-atheism-zhejiang-ban-religious-members-christianity_n_6599722.html China's Communist Party Bans Believers, Doubles Down On Atheism]</ref> See also: [[Atheism and communism]] and [[China and atheism]] |
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| | + | In 2016, the ''International Business Times'' reported: |
| | + | {{cquote|A senior Chinese advisor on religious affairs has said the country should promote atheism throughout society, in remarks that appear to reflect a deepening campaign to reinforce traditional Marxist values in China — and could add to concern about official attitudes among believers in the country’s five officially recognized religions.<ref>[http://www.ibtimes.com/senior-chinese-religious-advisor-calls-promotion-atheism-society-2363850 Senior Chinese Religious Advisor Calls For Promotion Of Atheism In Society], ''International Business Times''</ref>}} |
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| | + | In 2014, the ''New American'' website indicated: |
| | + | {{Cquote|The Communist Party of China (CPC) is letting its members know that the party’s official adherence to [[militant atheism]] has not changed; Party members are not allowed to be Christians, or to hold any other religious beliefs. That is the clear message sent by a top Party official in an editorial published on November 14 in the Global Times, the international version of People’s Daily, the official newspaper and mouthpiece of the CPC.<ref>[https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/asia/item/19567-china-s-communist-party-reaffirms-marxism-maoism-atheism China’s Communist Party Reaffirms Marxism, Maoism, Atheism], New American, 2014</ref>}} |
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| | + | According to the [[BBC]]: |
| | + | {{Cquote|At the end of the Chinese Communist Party's 19th Congress, the new Politburo Standing Committee was revealed: seven middle aged men in dark suits, without a woman to be seen. There has never been a female member of the Standing Committee. |
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| | + | Of the 2,280 delegates at that Congress, fewer than a quarter were women. |
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| | + | That's got some people asking whether the party should take gender equality more seriously. The New York Times wrote of women being "shut out" - but does the Chinese Communist Party have a woman problem? |
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| | + | Of the 89.4 million members of the Chinese Communist Party, just under 23 million are women - that's 26%. |
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| | + | And women make up 24% of China's National Congress - the sprawling national parliament. You don't have to be a Communist Party member to sit on that.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41652487 Reality Check: Does China's Communist Party have a woman problem?], BBC</ref>}} |
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