Question

(1) The 1980s saw a landslide decline of women cadres at the basic level, directly resulting from the first-round direct election in the countryside, whereby society’s views of women directly correlated to a loss in representation. (2) Rural voters tend to identify and associate women candidates with their traditional gender roles and thus avoid voting women into major leadership positions. (3) Evidence from Jilin and Hebei provinces shows that the majority of voters see male candidates as more capable than women in leadership positions, and women as more suited for “woman’s work” and other minor roles in the workforce. (4) The study cites conservative gender ideologies and voter prejudices as the primary cause, which directly results in the minimization of a woman's opportunity to be elected.

Evidence from Jilin and Hebei provides which of the following to the passage?

(A) analysis as to why voters are as ignorant as they are in terms of election criteria
(B) an explanation as to why Chinese society has not elected women into office
(C) counterevidence to the claim that women in Chinese society are not elected into office
(D) introductory material to a new claim that women are elected into office more than statistically shown

Answer 1

Evidence from Jilin and Hebei b. explains why Chinese society has not elected women into office, showing voter bias associating women with traditional roles and minor workforce positions due to conservative gender ideologies.

Step-by-step explanation:

Evidence from Jilin and Hebei provinces provides an explanation as to why Chinese society has not elected women into office. It highlights a societal bias where rural voters associate women with traditional gender roles, leading them to avoid voting for women in major leadership positions. This finding is backed by the perception that male candidates are viewed as more capable in such roles while women are seen as better suited for minor roles deemed as 'woman’s work'. These conservative gender ideologies and voter prejudices are cited as primary causes for the reduced opportunities for women to be elected into positions of power.