Womens' roles in Tang and Song Dynasty DBQ
Angelo Izzo Tang and Song Document Based Question Tang and Song women had completely different roles in society. The Tang treated women more or less equally to men in some issues. They had the right to own property and work. The Song dynasty changed things up a bit. They did not approve of working women. Women had a very small role in society and could not work. These ideas of weak women were influenced by the new idea of Confucianism. This stated that women had less roles and rights than men.