Deep rooted Societai Prejudlice and Discrimination for chinese women
1 min readDiscrimination and prejudice against“strong women”is deeply rooted 1440 in China，an outgrowth of its long feudal history.An example will ilustrate.
A woman entrepreneur in her late forties had an elderly mother of 80，ahusband，and a daughter of university age.Prior to economic reform，bothshe and her husband，university graduates，had secure iobs as senior engineers in state-run enterprises.After reform，the wife left the state-owned enterprise and started her own business.The husband had been promoted in the state-run business and therefore，was in a slightly higher positionthan his wife.
As she developed her business，the wife had opportunities todevelop her talents.Despite severe competition and discrimination，she became very successful.The result has been“90%bitterness and only 10% happiness.”She has had to devote virtually all of her time and energy to her work，overcoming barriers to establishing her business and to her position as a vice manager of a township economic and trading company.She has had limited time to take care of her home and her elderly mother.She hired domestic help，but is rarely home until late at night（the result of numerous business meetings involving foreign visitors and businessmen）.
Her husband is unhappy and feels threatened by her successful and（now）more lucrative career.Rumors circulate about her late hours and male companions.She refused an offer to become general manager because of the social pressures that would result.Her story is not unique in China today.
