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- Title
一人娘の就職から捉える現代中国女性の ライフスタイルと親子関係 ―浙江省紹興市の事例から―.
- Authors
陳 予 茜
- Abstract
As the "Only Hope" of the family, One-Child daughters born under China's One-Child policy are their parent's main focus receiving ample investments from their parents while in return being expected to acquire a sophisticated level of education and to find a well-paid job. However, having entered the labour market – as it's the case for the majority of China's working women – many are met by gender discrimination and fail to meet their parent's expectations. This study examines the ideal lifestyle and parent-child relationship according to Chinese One-Child daughters and their parents by interviewing One-Child daughters about their employment. The results show that both, One-Child daughters as well as their parents, are self-aware of their daughter's status as a female only-child and show that both want One-Child daughters to return to their home city to get employed "within the system" as civil servants. Furthermore, both see a lifestyle that allows a safe and sound work-life balance as their ideal lifestyle and prefer a close and supportive parent-child relationship. In light of this, a One-Child daughter's employment serves an important role in achieving the ideals of a One-Child daughter and their parents.
- Publication
Japanese Journal of International Society for Gender Studies, 2022, Vol 20, p144
- ISSN
1348-7337
- Publication type
Article