The Lives of Men and Women in Taiwan

The Lives of Men and Women in Taiwan “Family” and “work” are the major topics in the lives of modern Taiwanese men and women. However, men and women seem to put themselves in different ideas for these two issues. Family and work should complement each other, instead of clashing. But if love and work cannot get balance, it may bring some mental persecution, and its effects on women are deeper, such as the limit of the traditional concept on women, the clash between the family and work, and the authorities of men and women. Like many women around the world, more and more Taiwanese women have begun to leave their homes to work out. According to a report, 61% of Taiwanese families are double-income families. Overall, the satisfaction of married women in employment is lower than of housewives, yet they have a higher level of education, household income, economic autonomy, and are more respected by their partners. On the other hand, about 80% of women want to be a married woman in employment in the future, still, 50% of men want their wives to stay at home, and be a full-time housewife. This represents the traditional concept of gender roles in Taiwan that limits the career development of women. Taiwanese people have been accepting the cultures from western countries, and becoming modernistic, but Taiwanese women are struggling and suffering over the differences between eastern and western cultures. In traditional concept, if women choose to have a job, then they wouldn’t have any support from the traditional society, would have family harmony problems, conflict in the role of identity, and even get exhaustion. Couples usually fight for the responsibilities of the family. The main conflicts between work and family are role coordination and stress loaded. And the cruxes of the problems are lack of time and fairness. Taiwanese women are not like men who can strive in their careers without having too many family factors to worry about. Contrary, women try to achieve