Women in Taiwan (2001)
Over the last decade, new definitions of women's roles have been formed as more Chinese women have received higher education, joined the work force, begun to compete with men, and become financially independent. In 1999, there were 10.78 million women in the Taiwan area, compared to a male population of 11.31 million. On average, first-time brides were 27 years old, up from 25.8 in 1990. Almost half of Taiwan's women are regular wage earners and help support their families financially. Learn more about the situation of Taiwanese women in the following areas: education; employment; family; and legal.BACK TO TOP

Statistical information on women's political & social participation in the Republic of China (Taiwan)—1999
Data include the number of women in both the Legislative and Executive Yuan, statistical comparison in local assemblies and administrations, in courts and other civil service positions.BACK TO TOP

Women’s Status in Taiwan (1998)
This is a multi-dimensional analysis of the situation of women in Taiwan in the following areas: population and family; women and health; women and education; women’s physical safety; legal status; political involvement and welfare and resources including significant statistics.BACK TO TOP

Violence against women in Taiwan (1998)
On 30 November 1997, a long-time women movement leader, Peng Wan-ru, was raped and killed in Kaoushiung, Taiwan. Her body with 35 stab wounds was found two days after she was missing. Peng was the director of the Department of Women Development of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). That a prominent woman leader was brutalized and murdered illustrates the gravity of the violence committed against women in Taiwan. This is a comprehensive report on violence committed against the women of Taiwan.BACK TO TOP

Selling a feminist agenda on a conservative market: The awakening experience in Taiwan (1998)
The feminist movement in Taiwan, as it emerged in the early 1970s, generated impressive social change. Over the last two decades feminists have been remarkably productive despite operating with limited social and economic resources and within a highly restrictive cultural and political environment. Owing its ideological origin to Western feminism, the movement has diverged notably in its priority and strategies, taking into consideration the tradition of communal collectivism and Confucian ethics of social harmony. Yet it has been faced with similar issues that may have or still confound feminists in other parts of the world. Learn more about the feminist movement in Taiwan from one of the prominent women’s rights advocates. BACK TO TOP

Women’s rights movement in Taiwan
This is a brief description of the growth of the women’s rights movement in Taiwan.