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| 1966-1978 | Cultural Revolution |
| 1976 | Mao Zedong’s death |
| 1979 | One Child Campaign begins |
| 1981 | All China Women’s Federation (ACWF) establishes the Chinese Association for Research on Marriage and the Family |
| 1982 | Phrase “Women’s Studies” first introduced into China via Studies of Social Sciences Abroad (per Wan Shanping) |
| 1983 | ACWF announces “Four Selfs” slogan: “Self-respect, self-love, self-possession, and self-improvement |
| Aug. 31 – Sept. 6, 1984 | ACWF sponsored First National Conference on Theoretical Studies of Women’s Issues (no Tibet or Inner Mongolia participants) |
| 1984 | Programs begin to train ACWF caders in Women’s Studies |
| 1984 | Rong Tiesheng, a professor in the History Department of Henan University, offers an elective course titled “History of the Modern Chinese Women’s Movement” |
| 1985 | Law for Marriage Registration |
| 1985 | Society of Women’s Studies founded (established under the Henan Future Society) and sponsored the first Women’s Studies symposium in Zhengzhou (August) |
| 1985 | Li Xiaojiang begins teaching a course on household management (Women in Home Economics) at the Henan Provincial Institute for Women Cadres; teaches “Women’s Literature;” and lectures on “Chinese Women’s Self-Understanding” |
| 1986 | Women of China publishes Li Xiaojiang’s proposal for the establishment of a Women’s Studies Curriculum |
| Oct. 7-11, 1986 | ACWF Second National Conference on Theoretical Research on Women |
| 1987 | Founding of first Women’s Studies Center: Zhengzhou University (May) which sponsored a “Founding Conference” for Women’s Studies |
| 1988 | “A Way Out for Women” year long discussion in the official women magazine Zhongguo Funü, which was mostly about the encouragement to return to the home |
| 1988 | A college for women cadres was formally set up in Beijing |
| 1988 | ACWF held a workshop on “Social Security for Women,” led push for social reimbursement programs for child-bearing which were introduced in multiple provinces and municipalities |
| 1989 | ACWF modifies “Four Selfs” Slogan: “Self-respect, self-support, self-confidence and self-strengthening” |
| 1990 | ACWF established the Institute of Women’s Studies |
| 1990 | ACWF Investigations on the Social Status of Women in China (also called Chinese Women’s Social Status Survey–over 2000 interviewers participated) |
| 1990 | Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Women |
| 1990 | Research on women’s development in contemporary China undertaken by the Institute of Demography, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) |
| 1990 | Studies on Ethnic Women in China, Institute of Ethnology, CASS |
| March, 1990 | Workshop on Women’s Participation and Development, sponsored by Women’s Studies Center at Zhengzhou University |
| 1990 | Workshop for Information Exchange on Theoretical Studies of Beijing Women organized by Women’s Federation of Beijing |
| Oct., 1990 | Women’s Studies Center formally recognized at Peking University |
| 1991 | Conference held jointly by ACWF and Global Interactions, Inc. |
| Feb., 1992 | Conference “Engendering China: Women, Culture, and the State” took place at Harvard University, Wellesley College, and MIT with Women’s Studies faculty from the U.S. and China. |
| 1993 | Tianjin feminist seminar where “gender” was introduced into Chinese (“shehui xingbie” or “social sex”) |
| 1995 | UN Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing and NGO forum held in Huairou |
| 1996 | Chinese Women’s Research and Information Center in Beijing established |