我国妇女地位平等(Womens Equality in China)

我国妇女地位平等
(Womens Equality in
China)

Most people, even women themselves,
believe that women in China have
achieved equality. They think women now
"have held up half the sky." They can
take up almost all the professions once
only occupied by men, and can even
receive equal pay for equal work.
Despite the enormous strides women have
made,I argue that Chinese women still
have a long way to go in their struggle
for real equality in every field of the
society.
Needless to say, attitudes are more
difficult to change than laws. In
principle, women‘s liberation or
equality is no longer a problem, and
women are entitled to compete with men
for jobs on equal terms. But in practice,
women are still thought of as in ferior
that cannot take up responsible jobs.
Cases of sexual discrimination are often
heard of. The situation is even worse now
when the market oriented economy is
adopted and personal abilities, both
physical and intellectual, are
increasingly stressed. No longer can the
government influence the employment
policies of enterprises, which are now
in favor of male applicants. On the job
market, many companies and factories are
unwilling to employ girl graduates
because they don‘t want to spend time
and money training them while taking the
risk of their leaving to have children
after they get married. When employment
rate drops,women workers are usually the
first to be laid off. In Shanghai,for
example, many female workers merely over
forty are forced to return home or retire.
They account for nearly 90 percent of the
people out of work. Even if they are
allowed to continue to work until the
legal age for retirement, their chances
of promotion are much more slim than
their male counterparts. Even in the
government, despite its commitment to
women‘s equality,women have progressed
slowly in gaining access to political
power. There is no woman among the seven
members of the Standing Committee in the
Political Bureau, no woman in the
governmental ministerial positions.
Doubts as to women‘s capability are
deeply rooted in Chinese be honest, in
my opinion, women are no less competent
than men. But the double burden they have
to carry inside and outside home renders
it impossible for them to make full use
of their knowledge and talents. Much of
their energy is spent bandling the
conflicting demands of career and family.
Even if they hold leadership positions,
they are still expected to do most of the
household chores. This leaves them less
time than men for their duties at work.
Tortured by self-fulfillment and family
responsibility, Chinese women are
always taught to sacrifice themselves.
The picture of women‘s liberty is
not quite that rosy. Paid maternity
leave or few cases of female leadership
mean resistance to treat women as
equals of men is profound and stubborn
so that equality continues to be the long
term goal of Chinese women.