中西方文化中女性角色意识差异及对职业发展的影响

ContentsTOC\o"1-3"\h\u1.Introduction 12.Literaturereview 13.ChineseandWesternfemaleroles'consciousnessandorientation 43.1FemaleroleconsciousnessinChina 53.2Femaleroleconsciousnessinwesterncountries 64.Analysisofthedifferencesinfemaleconsciousness 64.1Theoriginofthedifferences 64.2Thestatusquocausedbydifferencesinfemaleconsciousness 74.3Theembodimentoftheroledifferences 85.Theinfluenceofdifferentfemaleroleconsciousnessoncareerdevelopment 96.Conclusion 106.1Summary 106.2Limitationandsuggestionsforfurtherresearch 11Bibliography 12DifferencesinFemaleRoleConsciousnessbetweenChineseandWesternCulturesandTheirInfluenceonCareerDevelopmentAbstract:Duetothedifferentbackgroundsoflifeandhistory,thereisahugedifferenceinthefemaleroleconsciousnessbetweenChineseandWesterncultures.Thecurrentawakeningoffemaleconsciousnesshasbroughttremendouschangestowomen,whichisanimportantpartofsocialchange.ThispapermainlyanalyzesthesocialrolesandconsciousnessofChineseandWesternwomen,aswellastheawakeninganddifferenceoffemaleroleconsciousnessreflectedinChineseandWesternculture.ThepaperexploresthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternfemaleroleconsciousness,theinfluenceoffemaleconsciousness'sawakeningonitselfandtheimpactofcareerdevelopment.Keywords:ChineseandWestern;femalerole;difference;careerdevelopment中西方文化中女性角色意识差异及对职业发展的影响摘要：由于生活背景和历史文化的不同，中西方文化之间的女性角色意识也有着巨大的差异。目前女性意识的觉醒给女性带来了巨大的变化，这是社会变革的重要组成部分。本文针对中西方女性所处社会角色及意识进行分析对比，以及中西方文化中反映出的女性角色意识的觉醒和差异，探索了中西方女性角色意识的异同以及女性意识的觉醒对自身的影响和职业发展的影响。关键词：中西方；女性角色；差异；职业发展ntroductionThehugedifferencesinlifebackgroundandhistoricalculturepromotethedifferencesinfemaleroleconsciousnessbetweenChineseandWesterncultures.ThefemaleroleconsciousnessofChinaandtheWesthavetheirowncharacteristicsunderdifferentculturalbackgroundsindifferenteras.Theawakeningoffemaleconsciousnesshasbroughttremendouschangestowomen.Women'sawakeningisanimportantpartofsocialchange.Withtheadvancementofwomen'ssocialstatusandself-appeal,theimportanceofgenderresearchtopicshavebecomeincreasinglyprominent.Sohowtoachievemaximumgenderequalityundertheexistingeconomicsystem,andhelpfemalegroupstogetthesocialresourcestheydeservehavebecomeahottopicofconcernandresearch(Rogers&Anna,2010).Therefore,thisarticlewillexplainindetailthedifferencesinfemaleroleconsciousnessbetweenChineseandWesterncultures,andstudytheissuesindepthtoexplorethehistoricalandculturalbackgroundofthedifferencesinfemaleroleperceptionbetweenChineseandWesternwomen.Thenthepapercomparesthedifferencesandcarefullyanalyzestheirimpactoncareerdevelopment,andprovidessomereferenceforsubsequentresearch.BystudyingthedistinctfemaleroleconsciousnessinChineseandWesterncultures,inordertomoreaccuratelyidentifytheroleofwomenintoday'ssociety,italsopromotestheestablishmentanddevelopmentofaharmonioussocietytosomeextent,thedevelopmentofdomesticfemalecultureandgendercultureandtheawakeningoffemaleconsciousness(Fan&Wang,2015).LiteraturereviewSincethemid-1970s,theUnitedNationshasheldfourWorldWomen'sConferences.Women'sstudiesandgenderstudieshavemadegreatprogressintheUnitedStatesandtheworld.Especiallyinthenearfuture,genderresearchhasnotonlyfocusedonthestudyofcontemporarysocialpsychology,buthasalsoextendedtheresearchfieldtothecategoryofwomen'shistoryandgenderhistory,andhasextendeditsreachtoallaspectsofhumansociety'spoliticaleconomyandculture.Differentfromotherresearchsciences,theresearchofwomen'sgenderawarenessinChinaismostlybasedontheforeignresearchresultsastheorigin,butwiththetransformationofoverseasfeministmovementsandtheextremeprosperityofoverseasChinesestudies(Song,2001).ThestudyonChinesewomenfirstappearedoverseas,anditquicklygrewup.Inthe1990s,itenteredtheso-called"deepperiod"ofthescholars.Therearemanysuchresearchers.ZhuAiyi'sGenderandPowerinNorthernChinaVillagetellsusthechangeofthestatusofruralwomeninnorthernChina;andthefamousChinesescholarTangYin’sSexualDifferencesinAestheticsfromWesternFemalePaintings,whichbrieflydescribesthedifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternfemaleconsciousnessthroughart.LiuHuimin,afemaleresearcherinChina,summarizedandpublishedthearticlePost-feminismInspiresChineseContemporaryFemaleArtthroughadeepinvestigationandresearchoncontemporaryChineseandWesternwomen'sconsciousness(Bao,2017).ThesearethecurrentdomesticstudiesonthedifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternfemaleconsciousness(Kung&Kaby,2014).However,thedevelopmentofthedomesticfeministmovementislaggingbehind.AttheInternationalSymposiumon"HundredYearsofChineseFeministThoughts"in2004,anumberofscholarsandtheirresearchresultsonChinesegenderresearchemerged.Althoughtherearestillsituationsthatdeviatefromthesituationandidealizewomen's"equality"and"development",theyarestillbasedontextualliterature.Theuseofnewmethodsforresearchhasnotyetyieldedsignificantresults.Atpresent,China'sgenderresearchhasnotreceivedextensiveattention.Second,mostoftheresearchersarestilllimitedtothesurfaceresearchofwomen'ssocialstatusandlifesituation,andhavenotconductedin-depthdiscussions.Withtherapiddevelopmentofgenderscienceonaglobalscale,theissueofmenandwomenhasbeenelevatedtothelevelofasocialdiscipline.Thisopensawindowforhumanitytofinallysolvetheproblemofequalitybetweenmenandwomen.IntheprocessofexploringtheinfluenceofthedifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternfemaleconsciousnessontheircareerplanninganddevelopmentconcept,itisfoundthatthesourceofthedifferenceismainlycausedbythedifferencesbetweenthesocialandculturalheritageandthesocio-economicbasisofChinaandtheWest.Thehugedifferencesinsocio-culturalawarenessandsocio-economicbasisbetweenChinaandtheWestleadtodifferencesintheviewsofcareerdevelopmentbetweenChineseandWesternwomen(Pang,2011).BecauseintheWest,weallknowthatmostofthemarecapitalistcountries.Andatthebeginningtheyestablishedtheprincipleofsupremacyofmoneyandcapital.Therefore,inthecontemporaryWest,peoplearemoredeeplyinfluencedbycapitalism.Theydon’tcareaboutgender.Therefore,manyWesternwomenarealsowillingtochasefameandfortuneandcompetewithmaleprofessionals(Xing,2016).However,afterall,womendonothaveanadvantageinmanyaspects,sotheactualworksituationofmostfemaleprofessionalsisnotoptimistic.Forcapitalism,mostofthewomendonotplaywell,justasmallpartofthemarket,andcannotcreateasmuchmarketvalueasmen,sotheycannotbecomethemainforceofthemarket.Andwomenwillstillbesubjecttocertaindiscrimination(Ma,2010).Buttoday,thetimesaredevelopingandthesocialstructureischanging.Femaleroleconsciousnesshasbecomemoreopen,especiallyinWesternsociety.Thestrugglebetweenwomenandmeninsocialstatusandpowerhasbecomemoreintense,andWesternfemaleconsciousnesshasbeenmoreopen,sotheyareeagertobreaksomerestraints(Wang,2012).ComparedwithChinesewomen,becauseofChinesetraditionalculturalawareness,ChinesefemaleroleconsciousnessisnotasopenorindependentasWesternfemaleroleconsciousness.Theyaremoreconservativeandfollowsomeofthetraditionalfemaleideologicalandmoralawareness.AlthoughWesternwomenaremoreopen,therearemanyillsbehindthiskindofopenness,andtheyareuniquetowomen(Xu,2015).Withthecontinuousdeepeningofreform,openingup,andmodernizationinChina,theconsciousnessandsocialstatusofwomeninChinahavealsoundergonegreatchanges,whichcanbesaidtobeearth-shakingchanges.Undertheinfluenceofsomemodernnewideasandcareerdevelopmentplanning,manydomesticwomenhavetheirownpositioning,ratherthanrelyingonmenasbefore(Li,2014).Andnowthelevelofeducationisconstantlyimproving,womenhavethesamerighttoaccepteducationasmen,sowomencannowmakesomeoftheirownachievementsinmanyways,andachieveeconomicindependence.Withtheadvancementofwomen'ssocialstatusandself-appeal,theimportanceofgenderresearchtopicshasbecomemoreandmoreprominenttoimprovewomen'sstatus,ortoachievegenderequalitytothegreatestextentundertheexistingeconomicsystem.Thesocialresourceshavebecomeahottopicofconcernandresearch.IntheChinesedomesticculture,thefemaleroleconsciousnessappearsrelativelylate,andtheresearchonthisaspectisnotrichinWesternscholars.Inaddition,theresearchonthedifferencesoffemaleconsciousnessincareerdevelopmentindifferentculturalbackgroundsisrelativelyrare.ThegerminationoffemaleconsciousnessintheWestisearlierthanthatinChina.Therefore,theresearchonfeministmovementandfemaleroleconsciousnesshasalsoachievedgoodresults,andalsopromotedthedevelopmentofsomefemaleconsciousness.However,withthepassageoftime,domesticresearchonfemaleconsciousnesshasalsoachievedcertainresults.However,mostoftheresearchesonwomen'sconsciousnessinChinaortheWestarestudiedfromtheperspectiveofthedevelopmentofnationalcultureandhistory.Therearefewstudiesonthedifferencesbetweenwomen'sconsciousnessinChinaandtheWestandtheirimpactoncareerdevelopment.Therefore,thisarticlewillstudytheimpactofdifferentfemaleconsciousnessoncareerdevelopmentfromtheperspectiveofChinaandtheWest.ChineseandWesternfemaleroles'consciousnessandorientationThetwoconceptsofmaleandfemaletodayareindependentofeachother.Butalongtimeago,theconceptofwomenwasoriginatedfrommen.Becausemenhadphysiologicaladvantagesatthattime,theyoccupiedthemainpositionofsociety.Somanycountriesinancienttimeswerepatriarchal.Buttodayitiscompletelydifferent.Feministshaveraisedfemaleconsciousnesstoahighlevel.Femaleprofessionalshavealsoplayedtheirownroleinsociety,havebrokentheoriginalpatriarchyandbecomeanindependentandequalgroup.Femaleroleconsciousnessisgraduallyproducedinordertobeabletoobtainequalrightsinsocietytoacertainextent.Itisalsotheinevitableresultofthemodernfeministmovementandthedevelopmentofthetimes.Atthispoint,bothChineseandWesternwomenarethesame.ButtheroleconsciousnessofChinesewomenhasnotyetdevelopedtotheextentofWesternwomen,andthereisstillacertainmarginofrestraint.Itcanbesaidthattheemergenceofgenderdifferencesarethediversityofdesiresandincomprehensibilityofwomenandmen,aswellasthecharacteristicsofothers.Itisthebasisandfundamentalstartingpointoffeministresearch,becausewomenhavetheirowngenderdifferences.Differentfrommaleself-awareness,differentrolepositioningisrequired.Itbelievesthatalthoughgenderdifferencesareanimportantpartofwomen'sresearch,andgenderdifferencesaremorelikelytoresultfromrolepositioningbeforedifferences.Ifweemphasizetheuniqueexperiences,desiresandgendercharacteristicsof"female",nothingcanexplainwhatwomenandmenare.Thereisa"difference",anditseemsthatitispossibletorelapseintothequagmireofthe"patriarchaldualisticthinkingstructure"andthe"genderessencetheory"criticizedbyfeminism.Ontheotherhand,regardlessofgenderdifferences,patriarchyusesthisdifferencetooppresswomen.Throughcontinuousliberationandstruggle,womenaremoreandmoreclearlyawarethatonlybybreakingtheroleorientationcausedbygenderdifferencescantheyachievebotheconomicandideologicalliberation,andgetthedualfreedomofeconomyandthoughttocompletelygetridofit.Theoppressionofmenachievestrueequalitybetweenmenandwomeninsocialstatus.Itisforthisreasonthatthefullliberationofwomenandthefullautonomyofmarriageontheimprovementofwomen'seconomicstatusandtheeliminationoftheso-called"classopposition"betweenmenandwomen.Newwomenshouldideologicallyoverthrowthetraditionalconceptsofpatriarchalsociety,demandthinkingandeconomicself-independence.Womenareontheroadtoself-liberation.Decisionsshouldbemadeindependently,likemen,tocontroltheirowndestiny.Nowadayswomencontinuetoparticipateinsocialactivitiesandbroadentheirhorizonstofurtherstimulatewomen'skeenthinkingandabilitytowork.Secondly,bothChineseandWesternfemaleconsciousnessemphasizethatwomenshoulddaretofightagainstfeudaltraditionalforces.3.1FemaleroleconsciousnessinChinaThehistoricalandculturalbackgroundsofChinaaswellasthesocialdevelopmentaredifferentfromthoseofthewest.Thetrajectoryandscopeofthedevelopmentofthemodernfeministmovementalsovary.Atpresent,inadditiontothesimilarcharacteristicsofwomen'sconsciousnessintheprevioussection,duetothedifferentsocialenvironment,culturaleducation,andfamilylife,ChineseandWesternwomenhavemanydifferencesinfemaleconsciousnessandroleorientation.Chinesewomenhavealwaysbeenverygentleinhistory,theyarekindandobeytherulesofthewomen.BeforetheMayFourthMovement,Chinastillbelongedtoapatriarchalsociety,andtherewasalmostnoso-calledfemaleroleconsciousness.However,aftertheMayFourthMovement,thenewculturalcrazedeveloped,andsocialthoughtsandwomen'sgroupsweregreatlyliberated.Chinesewomenhavetheirownawarenessofright,andtheybegintounderstandandbegintothinkabouttheirownlifevaluesaswellascareerorientation.Butontheotherhand,althoughthefemaleroleconsciousnessinChinahasdevelopedalot,likeWesternwomen,theyalsohavetheirownbarrierstoconsciousness,soitisnecessarytounderstandandstudythefemaleroleofChinesewomentohavefurtherimprovement.Awell-knownfeministresearchscholarinChinaoncedividedwomenintothreecategories:Firstly,womenwhoarediscriminatedagainst:theroleofsuchwomenismainlyinthebody,andthecharmisontheoutside.Secondly,praisedwomen:thesewomenhavemanysimilaritieswithtraditionalChinesewomen,theso-calledgoodwifeandmother.Thirdly,autonomouswomencanbeconsideredthattheyaretheproductofthemodernfeministmovementandtheyarethegroupthattrulyhasmodernfemaleconsciousness.AndChinesewomenarecurrentlyfreefromthefirstcategoryofwomen,seekingabeautifulappearancebutnotsurpassingthemselves,oracceptingtheinfluenceoftraditionalideas,willingtobecomeahousewife.However,intoday'sdevelopedanddemocraticmodernsociety,thefemaleconsciousnessofChinesesocietyhasnotbeendeveloped.ThecorrespondingWesternvaluesarerelatedtoindividualfreedom,personalstruggle,andindividualtalents.Theyaremoreopenandavant-gardethanChinesewomen.Theydonothavethecontroloftraditionalethics.3.2FemaleroleconsciousnessinwesterncountriesUndertheinfluenceofsocialequality,democracyandcivilrights,WesternwomenaremoreindependentandstrongerthanChinesewomen.Whentheyarefrustrated,theywanttobestronganddaretotrytoinnovateonmanythings.Andtheyhaveendurance,havetheirownuniquevaluesandself-awareness.Inaddition,Westernwomenbelievethatwomenshouldfullyappreciatethejoyofbeingawoman.Womenshouldnotbeattachedtomen.TheyaremorelikelytorecognizetheirowngenderthanChinesewomen.Theyaremorepleasedwithbeingawoman.Theirmarriageconceptismoreadvancedandtheiremotionsareunrestrained.TheconceptoftreatingthefamilyisalsoverydifferentfromthatofChinesewomen.TheyarenotasdependentonthefamilyasChinesewomen,andtheyarenotboundbytheendlessthoughts.Therefore,thefemaleconsciousnessintheWestemphasizestheexpressionoftheself-femaleconsciousness.Chinesewomen’sstruggleforsomewomen’srightsisalwaysmorenegative,whileWesternwomenaretheopposite.Intoday'ssociety,therealizationofwomen'ssocialstatusandself-worthhasbeensignificantlyimproved.Onthewhole,theself-awarenessofWesternwomenisfarstrongerthanthatofChinesewomen.Ontheotherhand,intheWest,wherethevaluesofpersonalinterestsaretheprevailing,feminismisalsoaffectedbysuchthoughts.Manywomenareexcessivelychasingpersonalinterests,whichleadstotheworshipofmoneyandhedonism.Analysisofthedifferencesinfemaleconsciousness4.1TheoriginofthedifferencesInthestudyofthedifferencesinfemaleroleconsciousnessbetweenChineseandWesterncultures,thefirstthingtomentionistheoriginofdifferences.Relativelyspeaking,theroleoffemaleinWesternsocietyhasdevelopedrelativelyearly.DuringtheRenaissance,therewasanenlightenmenttostudytheroleoffemalecharacters.Forexample,inthebookTheTenDaysbyBoccaccio,therecognitionoffemaleidentityandtheawakeningoffemaleconsciousnessarementionedforthefirsttime(Song,2001)ThefemaleroleconsciousnessintheWestsproutedinthe19thcentury.Thetremendousdevelopmentofthecapitalistindustrygreatlypromotedwomen'scouragetobreakthroughtheshacklesoftheworldandstepintothesocialarena.Fromthenon,thestruggleagainstfemalediscriminationbegan.Thebourgeoiswomen'smovementfirstbeganinFrance,wherewomen'sconsciousnessappearedearlier,anditcausedgreatrepercussionsintheUK,andthenspreadtocountriessuchasNorthernEurope.Incomparison,thefemaleroleconsciousnessinChinaappearedrelativelylate.Tobeexact,ChinesefemalecultureshouldbeaculturethatemergesfromthecombinationofWesternfemalecultureandlocalculture.Theyopposetheinstitutionsandtraditionsoffeudalmarriageandfeudalmorality.However,duetothelong-termclosureofChinainthemoderntimes,China’sfemaleroleconsciousnesshasdevelopedslowly.Itwasnotuntilthe1990sthatfemaleculturebegantodevelopinChina,anditwasduringthatperiodthatalargenumberofrepresentativewritersandworksappeared.4.2ThestatusquocausedbydifferencesinfemaleconsciousnessInChina,evennow,femaleconsciousnessisstillfocusedonthecollectiveawakeningandvaluerealizationofoppressedwomen.TheWesternfemaleconsciousnesshasalwaysbeeninaleadingposition,mainlyemphasizingtheself-consciousnessandvalueofwomenasindividuals.BecausetheWesternconceptoffeminismhasawideinfluence,theoverallsituationofWesternwomenisbetterthanthatofChina.ThetraditionalconceptofpatriarchalisminChinaisrelativelydeep,whichhascausedwomentobedeniedequalsocialrightsforalongtime.Ontheotherhand,monogamyintheWesthasalwaysdominated,andtosomeextent,ithasresistedthefurtherdeclineofthestatusofWesternwomen.InChina,therewasaphenomenonofchild-raising,andthewifewerecalled"insidepeople"andeconomicallyattachedtomen,witha"foot-binding"style.Womenhadnoindependentautonomyinmarriage.Theycanonlymarriedonepersonintheirlifeandobeyeditabsolutely.ButancientChinesemencanhavemanywives,whichwasaverycommonthing.Sinceancienttimes,Chinesewomenhavenothadtheirownrightsinthecognitionofthemselves.Thepriorityisthegrouptheyarein.Therefore,foranancientChinesewomanlivingatthebottomofsociety,thepursuitofautonomyisundoubtedlyaluxuryorkindofdesire.InWesternculture,theyimplementacapitalistsystem,andmoreemphasisisontherightofindividualconsciousness.ButinChina,theconsciousnessofChinesetraditionalcultureemphasizescollectiveconsciousnessrights,aswellasethnicandsocialconsciousness.Therefore,mostChinesepeoplewillhaveasenseofbelonging.Forexample,Chinesewomenwillmarryandhavechildrenafterreachingacertainage.Therefore,iftherearesomecareerdevelopmentdirectionswhicharealittledangerousforfemaleortheyoftenneedtotravelfarawayfromhomeforcareerdevelopment,evenifthesecareerdevelopmentprospectsmaybeverygood,thenChinesefemalewillnotchoosethesecareerdirections.Becausetheycannottakecareoftheirhome.Andintheirhearts,theydon'tcaremuchaboutthehonorofsomeindividuals,butratherfocusonthewholegroup.Theymayonlyneedtobehappy,andtheydon'tneedtocaretoomuchabouttheircareerdevelopment.Westernfemalearehighlyvaluedforpersonalhonorandtheirownlives.Thisisalsotheembodimentofthevalueoftheirfemaleroleconsciousness.Withtheprotectionoftheirownvalue,theycanbeleftunbound,especiallyintheirownmarriageandfamilylife.Andbecausetheyhaveacertainvalue,theywillnotlosetheirstatus,buttheywillberespectedbymenandprotectedbysociety.Therefore,mostofthemhopethattheycangettheirownvalueintheirownway,andtheymaybemorecautiouswhenchoosingtheircareerdirection.4.3TheembodimentoftheroledifferencesInChina,long-termpatriarchalcultureshapeswomen'ssenseofmarriage.Theformerwomanneedstolistentoherfather'swordsathome,andsheneedstolistentoherhusband'swordsoutside.Sotheyalmosthavelittleautonomy.Evenmodernwomenaremoreindependentandhavetheirownroleawarenessandideas.Butiftheywanttodevelopbetter,theyneedsomequalitieslikemen.Thisisdeterminedbypolitics,economyandrights.MostofthefeministsintheWestaremainlyfromthemiddleclass,andtheiridealsandconsciousnesscannotbeappliedtowomeninChinaatall.BecausemanyChinesewomenarestillstrugglingforfoodandclothing,andtheyarestillstrugglingfortheireconomicindependence.Moreover,ChinahaslongbeeninfluencedbyConfucianculture.Itadvocatesthatpeoplearefriendly,andhopethateveryonecanhelpeachother.Undersuchapremise,Chinesewomenarebetteratusingsomeofthemoremoderatewaystofightfortheirowntreatmentandrightsortomakeadirectcompromise.ButundertheWestadvocatesidealism,theyarebetteratrationallysuppressingtheirowndesires,motivatingpeople,andachievingthemthroughcertainmeans.ButinWesternculture,Westernwomenaremoreactiveinthefaceoflifeandlookforwardtoahappyendingintheirmarriageandfuture.TheFrenchbourgeoisrevolutionarymovementprovidedconditionsforthebirthofWesternfemaleroleconsciousness,andwomenfromallregionsactivelyparticipatedinvariousanti-warmovements.However,inChina,inthetraditionaldynasty,therulersweremostlymen.Sinceancienttimes,onlyWuZetianwasafemaleemperor.Menhavealwayshadtherighttospeak.Attheculturallevel,mostofthemarecreatedbymen.Inancienttimes,womenwerenotallowedtostudy.Inthepolygamymarriagesystem,womenarenotallowedtoparticipateinsocialactivities,andwomenareobedienttotheirhusbands,thereisnopersonalvalueandproposition,andthehusbandtreatshiswifeashepleases,characterizedbywomenobeyingmen.Incontrast,thefemaleroleconsciousnessinChinaisobviouslylessintensethanthatofforeignwomen.TheinfluenceofdifferentfemaleroleconsciousnessoncareerdevelopmentThedifferencesinChineseandWesternsocialbackgroundsandtraditionalculturalconsciousnessleadtodifferencesinthecareerdevelopmentviewsofChineseandWesternfemale.ContemporaryWesternwomenaremorewillingtofightfortheirownvaluesinacapitalistsociety,andtheyarenotafraidofrisk.Infact,inWesternsociety,manyprofessionalwomenarealwaysonthevergeofsomeprofessionaldevelopment,buttheystillhavenotgiven.Thefemaleworkforceismarginalizedbysociety.Althoughsomefemalelaborersarebetter,onthewhole,manyarestillontheedge.Theyarenotthemainforceforcreatingvalueinlaborproduction.Inthedevelopmentofcapitalism,theyonlyneedtoactasabackupforcetoassistthemainlaborforce,ortoengageinsomesimplelightindustries.ButinChina,thesituationisverydifferent.Inordertodevelopbetterandfaster,modernsocietyneedsasteadystreamofvitality.Althoughthemalelaborforcehascertainadvantagesinsocialcareerchoices,femaleprofessionalsarealsoirreplaceable.Today'sfemaleworkersareevenbetterthanmaleprofessionalsinsomerespects.Therefore,althoughChinesewomenknowthattheycannotcompetewithmen,theywilldobetterinplacestheyaregoodat.Overtime,theywillalsoattractmoreoutstandingwomentocompeteandchoosewiththem.Theywillalsoestablishtheirowncareerdevelopmentplansinacertainfieldoraspect.Infact,thesocialstatusofChineseandWesternwomenaresimilar,butinthecollectiveconsciousnessofwomenthemselves,ChinesewomenarenotasindependentasWesternwomentosomeextent.Therefore,Westernwomenwillchoosecompanieswithhighersalaryandrewardwhentheychoosetheircareerdevelopment.Theymaynotcareabouttheactualvalueoftheprofession.Theydon’tcaretocompetewithmen,eveniftheycannottakealittleadvantage.AlthoughthisconceptofprofessionaldevelopmentpromotesthedevelopmentofWesternfemaleroleconsciousness,italsopromotesthedevelopmentofwomenincertainindustries.Butbecausetheyneedtocompetewithmen,somewomenareundermuchpressure,makingthemlosingtheenthusiasmtodeveloptheircareerprospects,andthenproducedamorenegativeeffect.AlthoughthefemaleconsciousnessinChinaisrelativelyindependentnow,comparedwithWesternwomen,Chinesewomenarelessradicalandtheyaremoreconservative.Theyprefertobesteady.Domesticwomencanalsocompetewithmen,andintoday'ssociety,womenarewillingtofighthard,sotherearemanyoutstandingwomeninthecountry.However,therearestillmanywomenwhostayintraditionalconsciousness.TheyarenotlikeWesternwomen,andChinesewomen’sconsciousnessdoesnotcareaboutprofessionalvaluesandmonetaryrewards.Theycaremoreaboutwhetherthisjobisreallysuitableforthemormakeacontributiontoso