Key Trends in Gender Equality Policy in China: Historical Retrospect and Current of Social Practices

The article analyzes the main directions and trends in the implementation of gender equality policies in modern China, taking into account historical retrospective and relying on the research of Russian and Chinese analysts, PRC statistics and international databases. In today's world, targeted policies are critical to achieving gender equality, authors say. The first part examines the ideas of gender equality in historical retrospect, taking into account the specifics of the historical development and mentality of Chinese society; in the second, the main trends, conditions, successes and contradictions of the implementation of gender equality policies in modern China are analyzed. The authors conclude that China's modern policy of gender equalization has become part of various modernization projects within the country, is carried out while maintaining the leading role of the state, although the government attaches increasing importance to the activities of non-governmental organizations in this area. Meaningfully, the policy of gender equality is fully consistent with the ideological and political course of the CCP, strategically corresponds to the goals for the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics. But at the same time, the methods and forms of its implementation are becoming more and more diverse, taking into account current needs and challenges. The policy of gender equalization is inscribed in the global agenda and is carried out in the context of China's international cooperation in this area. International ideas and global trends influence national gender policies. The authors believe that China today in the implementation of gender policy is aimed at moving from equality in rights to equality in opportunities.