When Mao, the new leader of communist China, first began his rule, many were happy for the relief from fighting. Women were especially excited to see the new laws that were being put into place that would improve their quality of life.
Women in the beginning of the Mao Years were given new rights and were seen as equals to men in the eyes of the law for the first time. Arranged marriages dwindled into obscurity so women could finally marry for love. Women and girls were now able to be more independent of the men in their lives. The traditional structure of women having to obey their fathers, then their husbands, then their sons was all but irradiated as far as the law was concerned.
Women were given the right to divorce their husbands and were finally able to work out of the home and pursue careers of their own. They could become nurses, labor workers, any number of things. This also opened up the door for women to get a better education and even educate others themselves as teachers.
While the communist party still controlled some aspects of people's lives, it was no doubt a major improvement for many women in China.
There are definitely benefits to communism, like you've mentioned in your post, but there are also other cons, like any other government parties. Some of those cons are that it restrains people's say in many political topics, prevent the society from thriving as much as it can, and etc.
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