▁taken ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁women ▁milit ias ▁to ▁become ▁polit ically ▁active , ▁st riv ing ▁for ▁change . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁government ▁appro val ▁following ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Revolution , ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁groups ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁active ▁in ▁China : ▁" One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁striking ▁manifest ations ▁of ▁social ▁change ▁and ▁aw ak ening ▁which ▁has ▁accompanied ▁the ▁Revolution ▁in ▁China ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁a ▁vig orous ▁and ▁active ▁Woman ' s ▁Mov ement ." ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁the ▁ 7 0 s ▁and ▁continu ing ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 0 s , ▁however , ▁many ▁Chinese ▁femin ists ▁began ▁arg uing ▁that ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁government ▁had ▁been ▁" cons ist ently ▁willing ▁to ▁treat ▁women ' s ▁liber ation ▁as ▁something ▁to ▁be ▁achieved ▁later , ▁after ▁class ▁in equal ities ▁had ▁been ▁taken ▁care ▁of ." ▁Some ▁femin ists ▁claim ▁that ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁problem ▁is ▁a ▁t endency ▁on ▁the ▁government ' s ▁part ▁to ▁interpret ▁" equality " ▁as ▁sam eness , ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁treat ▁women ▁according ▁to ▁an ▁un ex am ined ▁standard ▁of ▁male ▁normal cy . ▁▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁China ▁am ended ▁its ▁marriage ▁law , ▁so ▁that ▁ab use ▁was ▁considered ▁grounds ▁for ▁divor ce . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁China ▁added ▁new ▁prov isions ▁to ▁the ▁Law ▁on ▁Women ' s ▁Right ▁Prote ction ▁to ▁include ▁sexual ▁har ass