REFLECTION OF GENDER INEQUALITY IN THE MIND OF CHINESE SPEAKERS

Abstract

The article considers the topic of gender inequality being one of the most important problems of the modern world. Gender inequality is characterised by the fact that the ideas of feminism and equality of social roles are flourishing to establish maximum comfort for both sexes. The relevance of the topic chosen by the author is due to the fact that the problem of inequality of social roles and feminism is topical in the modern world and is being actively studied but in China. This topic began to be raised not so long ago, and attempts to establish gender equality in the country are relatively young. The article uses the Chinese language and the history of China as the empirical material for the analysis. As a key evidence of gender inequality, criminal articles of the Tang era, historical data, as well as reflections of gender differences in the Chinese language, its hieroglyphs and word formation methods are used. Particular attention is paid to the reflection of gender characteristics in the writing of hieroglyphs and the Chinese language in general, as well as the study of the position of women in traditional Chinese society to find out the reasons for the current inequality in China. The purpose of the article is to study the causes of gender inequality and the infringement of women in China, as well as the manifestation of this inequality in the Chinese language. The results of the study are of practical importance and can be used in a more detailed study of the impact of gender stereotypes on the formation of the linguistic consciousness of the Chinese and the establishment of gender equality in China. Such view might be of interest to specialists in the field of gender and linguistic studies, as well as the field of intercultural communication.