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Instructions for authors, subscriptions and further details: Chinese Proverbs: How are Women and Men Represented? Jackie F. K. Lee1 1) The Hong Kong Institute of Education. Hong Kong th Date of publication: February 25 , 2015 Edition period: February 2015-June 2015 To cite this article: Lee, J. (2015). Chinese Proverbs. How are Women and Men Represented?. Multidisciplinary Journal of Gender Studies, 4(1), 559-585. doi: 10.4471/generos.2015.47 To link this article: /10.447/generos.2015 .47 PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLE The terms and conditions of use are related to the Open Journal System and to Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY). GÉNEROS –Multidisciplinary Journal of Gender Studies Vol. 4 No. 1 February 2015 pp. 559-585 Chinese Proverbs: How are Women and Men Represented? Jackie F. K. Lee The Hong Kong Institute of Education Abstract Chinese proverbs, a mode of language that children encounter in their early stage of learning, are important tools with which to instil values and transform the social order. Any biases hidden in them may affect children’s self-images and their perceptions of others. The present study examines the images of men and women represented in Chinese proverbs as found in a dictionary published in Hong Kong. Despite the absence of the under-representation of women, gender inequality is evident in the stereotypical depiction of women, who are described as dependent on and submissive to men, and who are valued for their physical charm, chastity, domestic roles and ability to bear sons to continue the family line. For men, on the other hand, values are placed on their talents, friendship building and such personal attributes as bravery, modesty and kindness. Men’s fondness for women is neutrally or positively portrayed as unrestrain