Liang Jun

Liang Jun (; born 1945) is a Chinese activist and teacher, who has campaigned for women's right to education in China, as well as being a co-founder of both the Henan Community Education Research Centre and China's first women's history museum, the Henan Women and Children Activity Center.

Biography Liang was born in Yiyang county in Henan in 1945. She graduated from Beijing Normal University's History Department in 1968. During her time as a teacher she travelled to rural communities talking to women, and giving lectures to professional bodies such as the Women Technical Workers' Association, the Women Cadres' Association, the Women's Teachers' Association, and the Women Medical Workers' Association.

An advocate for women's rights in China since the 1980s, and in particular the right to education, in 1998 Liang co-founded the Henan Community Education Research Centre. The centre worked to support women in rural areas to establish cooperatives, as well as campaigning against domestic violence, and other issues.

Selected publications

Li Xiaojiang, and Liang Jun. "The Contradictory Aspects of Women Cadres' State of Mind and Social Adjustments: Also on Certain Issues Involving Construction of the Ranks of Women Cadres." Chinese Sociology & Anthropology 20.3 (1988): 52–68. Liang Jun. "The Prevention and Cure of AIDS in Rural Areas: Experiences in Community Intervention." Chinese Sociology & Anthropology 40.4 (2008): 90-96.