Women in modern times

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Women in modern times
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• Task 1 Pair Work
• Do you think it is the most important thing for a
  woman to make her husband or son successful after
  marriage?
• Do women like to stand behind successful men?
• Do you think what men can do can also be done
  well by women?
• Who is the breadwinner in your family?
• Who has the final say, your father or your
  mother?
• Do you think women should enjoy equal position
  with men?
• What is most important for women to gain equal
  rights with men?
• What do you think of womens position in China?

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• Task 2 Group discussion
• On the saying Women hold up half of the sky
• The ideal social environment for women
• On Womens Liberation
• On A woman is subjected to the domination of 4
  systems of authority (political authority, clan
  authority, religious authority, and the authority
  of the husband)
• Male chauvinism against women (the three
  obediences--- to her father before marriage, to
  her husband after marriage and to her son after
  the death of her husband)

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• Should women return to the kitchen?
• It is natural for a wife to stay at home and do
  housework.
• A womans first duty is to look after her husband
  and children after marriage.
• Housework is a full-time job.
• A good wife is an obedient and husband-oriented
  woman.
• Many women are willing to stay at home and take
  care of the family.
• There is not much difference between working at
  home and working outside.
• Men and women are equal.
• Physical strength doesnt mean anything in modern
  society.
• A woman has a right to choose her career just as
  a human has a right to choose his life.
• In many cases, women are more successful in their
  career than men.
• Working women are often more ambitious than men.
• Husbands should go to kitchen if they are not so
  capable as their wives.

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