Abstract: The transformations of gender ethics in Seventeen-Year Literature are as follows. The independent consciousness of women was awoken， from “not leaving their homes” to “going out of the boudoir”， indicating womens transfer from family to society. The establishment of the new regime and the promulgation of the new marriage law provided the external guarantee for women in seeking love freely. As a result， the traditional arranged marriage came to an end. The traditional value of chastity was severely impacted by the regime change and its fall conformed to the principles of class struggle. The traditional family structure that “you follow who you have married” was replaced by the new relationship of mutual help， which gradually disappeared. Consequently， the idea of “gender equality” with “putting politics in command” broke the traditional idea of “male superiority to female”， and the gender characteristics tended to converge.

Key words: “male superiority to female”, “gender equality”, “Seventeen-Year Literature”, gender ethics