Future Of Young Women
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Future of Young Women
Some women plan to ÐŽ§get their microbiology PhD or their law degreeÐŽÐ as Margaret Wente points out in her article ÐŽ§Neil French is (mostly) rightÐŽÐ. They also ÐŽ§plan to find a cure for AlzheimerÐŽ¦s or lead the fight for womenÐŽ¦s rights in the Third WorldÐŽÐ (Wente). In the past, most of these tasks were performed by men; however, this situation is now changing. An increasing number of women is engaging in science-related fields and many important positions in companies are given to women. The future looks bright for young women because of their increasing chances of education, their capability in work, and most importantly, their fight for gender equality.
There are increasing chances of education in both sexes. Limited by the society, many young women, especially those in traditional Chinese society, did not have a chance to learn in the past. Many of them were actually good learners if they were given an equal chance to learn as men. According to the article ÐŽ§In a GirlÐŽ¦s World, It Can Be Tough Being a BoyÐŽÐ, Douglas Todd states that ÐŽ§girls now do better in school than boysÐŽÐ (462). An Ontario study shows that ÐŽ§grade 3 girls were doing better than boys at writingÐŽÐ and they are ÐŽ§also doing better than boys at mathÐŽÐ (Todd 462). For university graduates, the number of women also ÐŽ§far out-numbered the menÐŽÐ (Wente). All these facts show that women can learn as well as men or even better than men. Why women did not achieve academic success in the past is simply because most of them did not have a chance to learn in school. Being concerned about their academic achievement nowadays, many employers give job opportunity to women and some of them even assign high positions in a company to women. Thus, increasing chances of education pave the way for womenÐŽ¦s success.
Apart from increasing chances of education, womenÐŽ¦s capability in work also contributes to their bright future significantly. In Keith McArthurÐŽ¦s article ÐŽ§Criticism of womenÐŽ¦s fitness for top jobs causes international stirÐŽÐ, Neil French claims that ÐŽ§you canÐŽ¦t be a great creative director and have a baby and keep spending time off every time your kids are ill.ÐŽÐ He believes women cannot do the job. Many people think that women cannot maintain a balance between family and work. However, Margaret Wente points out that some women ÐŽ§see no contradiction between family and a high-powered career.ÐŽÐ True, many women are engaging in professional work and
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