Wu Qing Quotes
Bottom up democracy is hard for our leaders to accept. It is cultural. Chinese culture is based on the family. The daddy makes all the big decisions for everyone. It is top down.
Despite opposition of the dominant Communist Party, she had been elected 7 times in a row. She was one of the few non-communist deputies.
Wu Qing, Chinese People’s Deputy (Independent), Director, International Women’s Foundation, BBC World, September 15, 2007
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He was a great leader and however grew unpopular over time and was voted to be banished which he was.
In Bedouin society women may not own land or cattle.
Compared to Most Democracies Canadian political power is shared between the Federal government and the provinces. As such the Prime Minister role in Canada is weaker than most heads of government.
Some change took place, mostly among educated in the cities. There has been little change otherwise since his death.
Wu Qing is a Chinese feminist activist, English language professor, and a seven-term district-level congress member. In this capacity she not only sought to uphold the rule of law as per the Chinese constitution, but also promoted women's rights in China, particularly in rural areas. She said, "China is still a Third World country. To change China, you've got to change the countryside. To do that, you've got to change the status of the women there. If you educate a woman, it's like educating a whole family, even several generations of the family. If you educate a man, you are only educating one person." She is actively involved in running a school for rural women sponsored by the Xie Lihua's Rural Woman magazine, educates and persuades women to stand for village elections. In China, she is considered a model person for the Chinese women and politicians.
