剩女压力:中国女性的两难处境
<p><span word="CHINESE">CHINESE</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="strides">strides</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dilemma">dilemma</span>. <span word="Growing">Growing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="development">development</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="pressured">pressured</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="patriarchal">patriarchal</span> <span word="society">society</span>.</p><p>中国女性已大踏步前进,但许多年轻女性仍发现自己进退两难。生长在一个经济和社会快速发展的时代,她们比她们的母亲更加意识到性别问题,所以在传统的父权社会她们感到更多的压力。</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="child">child</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="men">men</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="excel">excel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="careers">careers</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fulfill">fulfill</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="duties">duties</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="married">married</span>, <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="oversee">oversee</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="household">household</span>.</p><p>作为独生子女,她们承担着太高的学术和职业期望。很多家长期望她们与男性竞争。但当她们年纪越来越大在事业上出类拔萃,她们仍被期望完成结婚生子以及照顾家庭的责任。</p><p>"<span word="My">My</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="little">little</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="boys">boys</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="marry">marry</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span>," <span word="says">says</span> 31-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Zhu">Zhu</span> <span word="Xiaoling">Xiaoling</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="promoted">promoted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="company">company</span>. "<span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="confusing">confusing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contradicts">contradicts</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="me">me</span>."</p><p>“父母在我小时候对我期望很高。他们说我应该和男孩子竞争。现在他们总是说没有人要娶我,因为我太好强,”31岁的朱小玲说,她最近在当地的贸易公司获得升职。“这与他们教我的非常混乱和矛盾。”</p>
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