These 'virtue schools' in China train women how to become submissive wives

The world just loves saanskari women. Not just in India, but beyond its borders too. For instance, our neighbour China has a fixation with 'virtuous' women. And in order to train women on how to become obedient wives, a few schools have sprung across the country that offer various courses. Yup, these schools teach women how to become obedient and subordinate to men.

According to a report published in the BBC, these training centers tell women that career and femininity do not mix and force them to do menial work. Some of the core messages delivered to women who attended the school went like this:

1. Career women don't end well.

2. Women should just stay at the bottom level of society and shouldn't attempt to go up.

3. Women must always obey the orders of their fathers, husbands and sons.

4. Never fight back when your husband is beating you, and never argue when your husband is scolding you."

5. If a woman has sex with more than three men, she could catch disease and die.

Woah! What buttload of shit.

One of the institutes, which was shut down recently after severe criticism, was established six years ago in Fushun city in northern China.

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13-year-old Jing was told that she was naughty and had to learn some manners. So, her mother packed her off to attend the Fushun centre. She thought it would do her daughter some good and she would learn disciple and etiquettes best suited to women. "

As part of the training, I was forced to clean the toilets using my bare hands. How disgusting! They taught me that it was what women were supposed to do, and that women were born to serve the men," says Jing in an interview to BBC.

A few students of the institute also revealed that they were forced to confess the wrongdoings of their parents. The curriculum largely comprised of reciting ancient doctrines, hands-on training for domestic chores, and psychotherapy-style group sharing sessions.

"They claimed they had sex with more than one man and because of that they had festering sores all over their body. But they were all miraculously cured after they learned 'traditional virtues' and became good women. The seven-day training camp was no place for a normal person. I couldn't stand its brainwashing any longer. So on the fourth night, I climbed over the iron fence and ran away," says Jing.

Thankfully, the institute has now been shut down. According to the Global Times newspaper, several employees of the institute, which reportedly opened in 2011, protested against its closure, telling the paper the controversial video was a misrepresentation of their work to promote traditional culture.

Though, it's hard to say that it was the only institute of its kind. What if there are more of them, probably operating under secrecy?