What was the status of women in the Middle Ages in Europe?

The status is always below that of men, and it was only better in the 20th century.

He who listens to his father before he is married, and who listens to his husband after he is married, and who listens to his son when his husband dies.

The status of Nordic women is very high.

With the rapid development of the economy and the gradual improvement of people's living standards, people have been influenced by the culture of higher education, and their ideological concepts have naturally changed. Especially for women, their sense of independence is gradually awakening, and they are paying more attention to what they should enjoy.

No longer an appendage of the male spouse, it can occupy half of the sky, and it also needs to be protected by the law of prudence. This ideal has been achieved in many countries. Since the feminist movement has long been in Europe and the United States, and its influence has spread here, women have taken to the streets to fight for their rights.

Since then, the country has introduced a series of policies such as not allowing men to use violence against their wives, children and pets, otherwise, if they are complained, they will be punished. In addition, women find jobs easily and are usually not discriminated against. So now the status of women is very high.

Feminism

Feminism, also known as feminism, is a critique of social relations. Feminist theory aims to understand the nature of inequality and focus on sexual politics, power relations, and sexual consciousness. Feminist political activism challenges issues such as reproductive rights, abortion rights, education rights, domestic violence, maternity leave, pay equity, voting rights, representation, sexism and sexual violence.

Feminist themes include discrimination, the stereotype, objectification (especially about sexuality), the body, oppression, and patriarchy. The feminist movement is a social movement that crosses class and racial lines. Each culture has its own unique feminist movement and addresses the women of that society.

For example, the removal of sexual organs in Sudan or the glass ceiling effect in North America, as well as the problem of women's political participation and low remuneration for women's labor in China; the high rate of unemployment among laid-off women; abortion and abandonment of female babies; the inequality between men and women caused by living in the man's home after marriage; ** and the remnants of patriarchal (patriarchal) ideas in social perceptions, etc.

Since ancient times, there has been a huge difference in the rights and status of women in the East and the West - the rights and status of women in the West are significantly better than those of women in the East. In the past, people only understood the common discrimination against women and the inequality between men and women in ancient Eastern and Western laws, but did not pay attention to the relative differences in this commonality. After all, women in the ancient West have never been placed in a situation where they are allowed to be enslaved by men, and their rights have been quite guaranteed, both in law and in practical social life, unlike women in the East who are in an extremely miserable situation.

When we study the methods and civilizations of ancient East and West, we can pay a little attention to the major differences in the status of women's rights between the East and the West. It can be seen from the Code of Hammurabi, the Code of Manu and the laws of all Chinese dynasties that in ancient Greece, Rome and medieval Europe, women's rights were better protected, and their status in society was relatively higher than that of Oriental women. Oriental women are regarded as men's slaves and property, without any independent rights and personality, and there is a great deal of inequality between men and women.

The moral and legal constraints on women in the East are unusually tight, women are often to blame at every turn, the law rarely protects women, and the punishment of women is surprisingly cruel and unjust. The Code of Hammurabi expressly provided that a freeman could sell his wife or children into slavery for debt. After the freedmen were captured, as long as the family had the means of subsistence, their wives were not allowed to remarry, and they should not enter other people's homes.

Otherwise, they should be prosecuted and thrown into the water. Improper relationships between men and women, mere suspicion, are enough to kill innocent women. For example, the Code provides that "if the wife of a freeman is accused of being with another man, and she is not found guilty of sleeping with another man, she shall be thrown into the river because of her husband's death".

It depends on how ancient it is, alas...

Very ancient matriarchal society with a very high status.

Later, in the Middle Ages, the status became subordinate.

Go read Stavrianos's book, which has something to say.

Women are not treated equally in marriage, and if husbands become dissatisfied with their wives or are tired of them, they are forcibly sent to a seminary, which is very unfair.

These women enter a new family after marriage, and they have no status and are still disliked by their husbands in life.

These aristocratic women, their marriages are very miserable, and they cannot pursue and enjoy love, they are all for political interests, or money, which is the so-called political marriage.

In terms of status, it is constantly improving at this stage, because our country's national strength and economic strength are developing rapidly, and at the same time, our national defense strength is constantly growing, and our political outlook is also steadily rising. In this way, there is a certain sense of pride as a Chinese. In such a situation, the status of our people is rising, and we will look down on foreigners in the eyes. End.