▁in ▁ancient ▁China . ▁Sex ual ity ▁in ▁its ▁natural ▁form ▁never ▁exists , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁only ▁represented ▁in ▁a ▁framework ▁of ▁social ▁construction ▁and ▁cultural ▁interpretation . ▁As ▁he ▁cont ends , ▁the ▁west ▁constructed ▁the ▁scientific ▁disc ourse ▁of ▁bi ological ▁sex ▁based ▁on ▁pre ex isted ▁not ions ▁of ▁different ▁g enders , ▁while ▁in ▁China , ▁since ▁the ▁scientific ▁truth ▁of ▁gender ▁was ▁never ▁a ▁big ▁concern ▁of ▁traditional ▁Chinese ▁culture , ▁gender ▁is ▁only ▁seen ▁as ▁various ▁gender ▁roles ▁played ▁by ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁throughout ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁China . ▁Moreover , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁leaders ▁in ▁Chinese ▁femin ism ▁movements ▁are ▁men , ▁not ▁women , ▁while ▁in ▁western ▁countries , ▁women ▁are ▁the ▁main ▁spons ors ▁of ▁movements ▁for ▁Woman ' s ▁Rights . ▁Un like ▁Western ▁femin ism ▁movements ▁initi ated ▁by ▁grass ro ots ▁activ ists , ▁modern ▁Chinese ▁femin ism ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁state ▁policy . ▁That ▁is , ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ' s ▁ide ology ▁during ▁the ▁Revolution ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁held ▁that ▁equal ▁labor ▁and ▁social ▁participation ▁was ▁necessary ▁to ▁advance ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁prosper ity . ▁However , ▁there ▁are ▁also ▁radical ▁sch ol ars ▁who ▁have ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁gender ▁equality ▁was ▁never ▁a ▁central ▁concern ▁of ▁early ▁state ▁policies , ▁and ▁the ▁proposed ▁idea ▁of ▁“ equal ▁labor ” ▁still ▁sign ifies ▁a ▁hier arch al ▁nature ▁of ▁gender ed ▁division ▁of ▁labor . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁Iron ▁Girl