Left-behind Women in Rural Areas
by Square Grid
About This Novel
In contemporary China, there is such a group of women. Because the industrial structure has changed and their husbands have gone out to work, they are defined as "left-behind women." Mr. Ye Jingzhong, a professor at China Agricultural University, has done a relatively systematic survey and research on left-behind women. He pointed out in the book "Dancing Alone in the Streets: Left-behind Women in Rural China": "Since the 1980s, a large number of married male laborers have gone out to work in cities, and the phenomenon of left-behind women in rural areas has subsequently emerged. The husband's migration to work has greatly increased the family income level and improved family life. However, due to the absence of their husbands in the family, left-behind women shoulder family responsibilities such as agricultural production, child support, and elderly care, and thus face the dilemma of increasing labor and psychological burdens. "Another project report stated that there are currently nearly 50 million left-behind women in our country. High labor intensity, heavy mental burden, and high life pressure are the new "three big mountains" that weigh on them. A scholar who has long studied China's left-behind population believes that "the large number of left-behind women in contemporary China and the heavy burden they bear are rare not only in Chinese history, but also in the modernization process of the world."
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