 Unlike Han society , which had a strict separation of responsibilities along gender lines , and placed women in a subservient role to men , the Khitan women of the Liao dynasty performed many of the same functions that the Khitan men did . Khitan women were taught how to hunt , and managed family herds , flocks , finances , and property when their husbands were at war . Upper @-@ class women were able to hold governmental and military posts . 
