Research On The Cultivation Of Contemporary Chinese Women’s Public Participation Awareness

The cultivation of women’s public participation awareness is not only a process in which women continuously gain a more solid subjectivity and enhanced rights awareness, but also a process to build democratic capability and manifest the power of women as a group. In essence, the cultivation and development of women’s public participation awareness is the reconstruction of ties between women and their country and society, as well as a comprehensive develop course in economy, society and women’s self awareness.Studying on the cultivation of contemporary Chinese women’s public participation from the perspective of ideological and political education is a major part of in-depth interpretation of Marxist outlook on women and an integral component of the building of a rule of law society in an all round way. It not only facilitates to perfect modern ideological and political education, which can be shifted into modernity, but also helps to enrich socialist women’s theory with Chinese characteristics. In terms of real practice, a research on the cultivation of women’s public participation awareness can provide valuable cases to enhance effectiveness of ideological and political education. At the same time, it generates the awareness of women’s public participation awareness, forming a united power to promote social development, so as to further implement the basic national policy of gender equality, enhance gender harmony and drive the course of social democracy.The development of Chinese women’s public participation awareness itself is a history of women’s movements under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. The emergence, progress and awakening of women’s public participation awareness are closely intertwined with the endeavor, liberation and development of women’s movements. Since the founding of the Communist Party of China, leading and organizing women’s movements have been a major part of the Party’s ideological and political education. During new-democratic revolution, the Communist Party mobilized women to combine their own interests with national and class liberation, to participate in national democratic movements against imperialism and feudalism, thus fostering women’s participation awareness. Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, gender equality has been adopted into law. Therefore, women’s public participation awareness, though not at a high level, was activated extensively under the context of “being liberated”, laying practical foundation for women’s voluntary participation consciousness. Since the Reform and Opening Up in 1978, an unprecedented favorable condition has been created for women’s participation in an all round way. The national institution enabled women to shift from “absent” to “present” in such fields as politics, economy, culture, and other social sectors, making it a gradual genuine awakening of women’s public participation awareness. With a remarkable enhancement of participation awareness and capability, and a great expansion of the scope and depth of women’s voluntary participation, this period marked a transition for “women awareness” and “subjectivity awareness” on the basis of “socialization”.A review on the nurturing process of Chinese women’s public participation awareness demonstrates that the reason for this substantial development lies in the wise leadership of the Communist Party of China and the scientific guidance of Marxism, in the different cultivation subjectivities and layers in different development phases. It is also the result of the combination of media publicity and cultural education, which is supported by theory research. On top of that, the importance attached to women’s organizations and proactive participation in international women’s activities also plays a role.With further social transition and the advent of economic globalization, political polarization and cultural diversity, cultivation and development of women’s public participation awareness are faced with new situations and challenges, including gender discrimination in economic transition, gender gap in political sphere, distance from advanced gender culture, vacuum zone in women’s social security and gender blind spots in eco-civilization. To address these problems, coordination among country, society, schools and families is needed, while individual’s subjectivity should be fully exerted. To be specific, first of all, righteous institutions should be set up to secure women’s rights in democratic participation, establishing value orientation to adopt gender awareness into mainstream decision making. Secondly, it is essential to guide and strengthen women’s participation awareness by promoting scientific public consensus and innovation in theory construction. We should adhere to Marxist women’s outlook as the core, while absorbing traditional Chinese culture as well as achievements of foreign gender cultures. Publicity and research carry equal weight so as to advance the construction of mass culture’s field and domain. Thirdly, schools’ significant role in constructing citizenship of schools needs to be given full play. Gender education, which should be integrated into ideological and political education in universalities, can be touched upon across the board of education. Fourthly, it is crucial to build a harmonious family culture, through which daily conversations and model behaviors enlighten initial participation awareness. The last but not the least, we should guide women to build subjectivity and fully demonstrate the enterprising spirit featuring “self-esteem, self-confidence, self-supporting, and self-improvement”, thus reaching the ideological state and cultural merit of active participation.