The article discusses the gender policy of China, which originated from the formation of the PRC and ending today. The analysisis carried out of gender inequality, which led to such consequences as gender imbalance, aging of the nation, and small number of women in politics or leadership positionsand in education. Considered the problem introduced in the 80s of the twentieth century, the policy of "family planning", according to which the family could have only one child, and the changes made to it in 2013, when it was allowed to have two children.It also looks at ways to overcome gender inequality.