Women Can Hold Up Half the Sky
Today people often talk about the Women's Liberation Movement in the 1960s and 1970s.As we know ,women in the United States of America and elsewhere began to demand equal rights and treatment after that.But in China ,the role of women has been changing since the founding of the People's Republic in 1949.Today ,instead of being housewives ,more and more women are going into professions such as medicine ,law ,teaching and engineering.In addition,they are beginning to be found in some important posts which used to be held entirely by men.For example ,many women pilots in China are flying in the blue sky.Now ,women have made up a large part of work force in the industry,and facts have shown that they are superior to men in many ways.Although we consider that their jobs according to their interests.Women's liberation still has a long way to go .
People used to say,“The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.” And “Behind every successful man there‘s a woman.”
“ Both these saying mean the same thing.Men rule
the world,but their wives rule them.
Most of the American women like to make their husbands and sons successful,but some of them want more for themselves.They want no jobs.When they work they want to be fairly Paid.They want to be as successful as men .
The American women‘s liberation（解放） movement was started by women who don’t want to stand behind successful men.They want to stand beside men,with the same chance for success.They don‘t want to be told that certain jobs or offices are closed to them.They refuse to work side by side with men who do the same work for a different pay.
A liberated woman must be proud of being a woman and have confidence （自信） in herself .If somebody says to her,“You‘ve come a long way,baby.” She’ll smile and answer,“Not nearly as far as I‘m going to go,baby!”
This movement is quite new,and many American women do not agree.But it has already made some important changes in women‘s lives and in men's lives,too.
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