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What type of jobs do women of China hold today?
It is interesting to discover that Chinese women
today are successful career women. Choo Chang,
for example, is a manageress of one of China's
largest telecommunication companies, while Soo
Hoon is also a manageress of a large food-chain
restaurant. Recently, both these personalities
were awarded the best woman entrepreneur award
in China. Another successful personality is Wan
Hai, a renowned scientist who works in China's
space programme. And the list goes on. One thing
they all
have in common is that they all belong to the
female gender. According to Shan Thoi, the
Minister of Human Resource Development, women
are now the most important assets to the
country. He claims the government also believes
this. He
says that China really needs educated women to
help advance the country further. This was not
the case 60 years ago. Then, there were very few
women holding important posts. Women worked
mostly at home or in factories. Now, more than
50 million women are working in China and this
constitutes nearly 50% of the workforce. It is
estimated that 35 000 women are scientists and
technical workers and a small number hold
important government posts as governors or
ministers while some 8 million others are
engineers, chemists, and biologists.
It has not been easy for these women, says
Shan Thoi. He believes that Chinese women have
had to endure more
difficulties than Chinese men. Women
still have to take care of their families
besides working. That means
they really
hold two jobs, one at their office or factory
and the other at home. This is the same problem
encountered by women in many parts of the world.
Having realised the importance of women to
the economy of China, the government of China is
trying to create better working conditions for
women. More day-care centres are being set up
for the children of working mothers. Women are
also helped in getting better education and in
getting better jobs. According to Shan Thoi, if
these steps are successfully implemented, the
future of women in China should even be better. |
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they |
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this |
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more difficulties |
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they |
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Why is it important for the women in China to work ? |
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What is the difference between women who worked in China
60 years ago and women who are working at present ? |
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Choose a supporting detail from paragraph II. |
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What is the main idea of paragraph III? |
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Why do the women in China find working difficult ? |
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State the steps taken by the government to make working
life better for women in China. |
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Choo Chang, Soo Hoon, Wan Hai/the list of women |
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women are now the most important assets to the country |
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they really hold two jobs |
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the women |
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China needs educated women to help advance the country
further. |
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60 years ago, only a few women held important jobs and
these women worked mostly at home or in factories. However, at present
it is estimated that there are 35000 women who are scientists and
technical workers and others who hold important government positions. |
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Then, there were very few women holding important posts. |
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Chinese women in China have had to endure more
difficulties than Chinese men because they have two jobs. |
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Women in China find it difficult to work because they
have two jobs - one working in the office or factory and the other
having to do housework and care for the family. |
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Setting up more day-care centres for the children of working mothers and
helping women get a better education and finding them better jobs. |
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