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Mongolian women have historically enjoyed a somewhat higher status than women from other East Asian cultures. Women in Mongolia played vital roles in the family and economic life. Some more elite women had more opportunities than poor women, yet the demanding lifestyle required all women to work.
Compared to other civilizations, Mongolian women had the power to influence society and enjoyed much more freedom in general. [62] Even though men were dominant in society, many turned to women in their lives for advice. While developing organizations within the Mongol Empire, Genghis Khan asked for assistance from his mother.
Women churned milk for hours at a time to make kumis, a mildly alcoholic drink in which both men and women could drink as there wasn't "stigma attached to it and even having a certain honor". [1] A third important daily role of women were the making of traditional clothing. Women pounded sheep's wool into felt, which was used for clothing ...
[8] [9] In Pune that same year, there were 10 or so Mongolian information technology trainees and students. [10] More than 230 Mongolian student-monks were living in Mundgod as of 2011. [11] In 2012 the Indian government announced that it would give 50 scholarships to Mongolian students to study in India. [12]
The cover of The Secret History of the Mongol Great Khatuns in Mongolian 2009. Following Ögedei's death, khatuns (queens) briefly ruled the Mongol Empire. Most of these women were not Genghis Khan's daughters, but his daughters- or granddaughters-in-law. Their ability to control the empire made them the most powerful women during this period.
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Women for Change is a membership-based NGO located in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. It founded in 2010 by four Mongolian women including Zolzaya Batkhuyag, Anudari Ayush, Nomingerel Khuyag and Tegshzaya Jalan-Aajav, who shared a passion for the promotion of gender equality, human rights and democracy – values which continue to underpin our work today.
Khutulun is thought to be the basis for the character of Turandot, who has been the subject of a number of Western works.While in Mongol culture she is remembered as a famous athlete and warrior, in Western artistic adaptations she is depicted as a proud woman who finally succumbs to love.