Informative Speech Outline - Sexism in China

Informative Outline Sexism in China Topic: General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the deeply entrenched sexism existing in China Thesis: The debate over China’s One or Two Child Policy obscures the real issues: income inequality and sexism I. Introduction A. Attention Getter:  China has the most severe shortage of girls compared to boys of any country in the world today  Female infants are dying through sex selective abortions  Situation was worsened when the Chinese government passed a series of birth control policies  Population of China is now regulated by “China’s Two Child Policy” B. Reason to Listen:  China’s dearth of girls is mainly driven by the deeply entrenched sexism  It is important for us to examine China’s past and current birth control regulation and the controversies that aroused from these restrictions C. Thesis Statement: The debate over China’s One or Two Child Policy obscures the real issues: income inequality and sexism D. Credibility Statement:  Although I was born here and China’s policies does not affect me, I have many families and relatives living in China  I have done many essays and researches about this particular issue E. Preview of Main Points:  History of China’s One Child Policy and how it derived to the current Two Child Policy  China’s gender imbalance and the cause of it  How the Two Child Policy exacerbated the shortage of girls in China Transition: Now that you have some sense of what I will be discussing today, let’s jump right into the history of China’s past and current birth control policies II. Body A. History of China’s One Child Policy and how it derived to the current Two Child Policy  Tracing back to my grandparents’ generation, there were no such restrictions placed on the amount of children one family is allowed to have  It is common for families in that generation to have six, sex, even more than ten children  My mother came from a large family of seven kids/ My father came from a family of five kids  Having so many children in each household became a problem as it started to steer in the path of overpopulation causing shortage in food, educational support, and government funding  One Child Policy was introduced by Chinese Leader Deng Xiao Ping in 1970s to mitigate the overwhelming population  Last year, China overthrew its One Child Policy and turned it into the Two Child Policy due to gender imbalance and rapid aging Transition: Now that we understand the history behind China’s One and Two Child Policy, let’s talk about China’s gender imbalance and the cause of it B. China’s Gender Imbalance and the Cause of it  Families in China have long been known for its gender inequality  Since way back in time, individuals have preferred a son over a daughter  If the 1st baby comes out to be a girl, the husband and the wife will keep trying until the arrival of a baby boy  In my mother’s family, the previous six children are all girls; the last one came to be a boy  Children are obliged to follow their father’s last name- the Chinese favor son because they want their bloodline to be passed down generations by generations  “A married daughter is like poured out water” meaning once the daughter is married, she does not belong to her parents anymore  Income discrepancy: men are more likely to receive higher wage than women because people believe that men are more physically built and are more intelligent than women Transition: We now have an understanding to the Chinese value of boys over girls, let’s talk about how the series of policies passed in China exacerbated this gender imbalance C. How the Two Child Policy exacerbated the shortage of girls in China  Under the strict restriction of the Two Child Policy, many families choose to have sex selective abortions  With sex selective abortion as an option for the families favoring boys, China is now facing an extreme shortage of girls  Unequal proportion of girls to boys which means that it will become more difficult for men to find their other halves. III. Conclusion A. Review of Main Points:  Today I first discussed the history behind China’s past and current birth control policies  Second, I discussed the cause of gender imbalance  Finally, I discussed how the birth control policies worsened the problem with gender imbalance B. Closure:  I want everyone to know that the controversies over China’s One or Two Child Policy are obscuring the real issues such as income inequality and sexism  That is it, I hope you all learned something today