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【标题】中西方妇女地位对比研究 【作者】闵荣霞 【关键词】妇女地位；家庭；社会；中国；西方国家 【指导老师】宋家陵 伍海英 【专业】英语 【正文】I?.Introduction?The status of women in society is neither a new issue nor is it a fully settled one. Today, people are more and more caring about women’s status. Women are not a separated individual, but deeply tie to the society, and they play very important roles in every aspects of the modern society. So women’s status not only connects to women themselves, but also the society’s development. Therefore, both women and the government should try their efforts to enhance women’s status and advance the equal right of men and women.?In China under these values of money and social status, women they can’t enjoy a happy marriage and their freedom. And they are deprived of the right to receive education and take part in social activities. Because there are no needs for higher education for them, and even if there is no necessity to receive a higher education, it is just for self-enhancement or for pleasing their husbands.?In ancient China women had inferior status, which could be reflect in the origin of Chinese Character?“女”. The origin of the Chinese Character?“女” can date back to the Yinshang period. At that time, the world?“女” means?“a person kneeling on the ground with her arms folded in front of her chest.”1 Then in the Xizhou period, it was almost the same, but a bar was added to mean various decorations on women’s hair. Later, it became?“女”, from which the kneeling figure was not so easily recognized. But anyway, from the origin of?“女” we can tell the subordinate position of women began from slave society.?In English language also reflects women’s inferior status. According to the Bible, woman is a rib of man. This idea finds proof in words formation. Besides, some feminine phrases are also man-centered. e.g. female judge, madam chairman, lady doctor. Some unhappy things are linked with women. For example, black Maria(囚车), Venus fly trap(捕蝇器), Hurricane Betsy(飓风). Women’s sub