VIP Class Notes (Rebekah) S+ W+ P

Topic was income inequality, women’s rights and fertility rights and comparing Chinese and Western history about monogamy and gender roles.

There were some information on the internet about income inequality. Its is not the same in Europe. The policy is still need to be promoted year by year.

The income of men and woman are not equality. The payment for men is higher than women.  Age sensitivity (women are more discriminated against). Around the age which is suitable for have a baby, the company or employer, is sensitive about whether the female employee has a baby. The retirement of the woman is earlier than men, for women its 52 to 55, for men its 60.

The original of the policy is, well, I guessed its because people thought that the work efficient of the woman is declining faster than men.  Its hard to explain.

We talked about the problem of our daddies among friends. Most daddies will turn a little weird after retiring. We think its because they get out of their social and turn to be lonely. And its hard to make friends and feel disappointed and seem invaluable.

There are some woman that freeze their eggs, the need to maintain the right to have a baby at a certain age. They still want to have a baby sometime in the future. They want to have the right and probability (to have a baby). To have a baby should be a natural thing. Follow the nature, follow the heart. Not everything you do must have some purpose. There are some things that are natural, like destiny, not every thing you do is under under your control. It is unnecessary to control everything. Some people want to fight destiny.

The European rulers and society was monogamous. I interested about history. I know more about Chinese history then the European history. We are easy to take the information about Chinese history. If I want to learn more about European history its hard to learn the history stories.

Shanghai is the city in China that was the first city in China to get the information from Western people. The cities which have the long history sometimes are harder to be influenced by others. Beijing have many history stories and history background.

Revised

There was some information on the internet about income inequality. Its is not the same as in Europe. The policy is still

changing and improving year by year.

The income of men and woman is not equal. The payment for men is higher than women.  Age sensitivity (women are more discriminated against). Around child bearing age which is suitable for have a baby, the company or employer, is sensitive about whether the female employee wishes (or wants) a baby. The retirement of the women is earlier than men, for women its 52 to 55, for men its 60.

The origin of the policy is, well, I guess its because people thought that the work efficiency  of the woman is declining faster than men.  Its hard to explain.

We talked about the problem of our daddies (dads/fathers) among friends. Most of our dads will turn (get) a little weird after retiring. We think its because they get out of their social circle or community and turn to be  become lonely. And its hard to make friends and they feel disappointed because they don’t feel valuable any more.

There are some woman that freeze their eggs, they need to maintain the right to have a baby at a certain age. They still want to have a baby sometime in the future. They want to have the right and probability (to have a baby). To have a baby should be a natural thing. “Follow your nature, follow your heart”. Not everything you do must have an objective. There are some things that are natural, like destiny, not every thing you do is under your control. It is unnecessary to control everything. Some people want to fight destiny.

The European rulers and society were monogamous. I am interested about history. I know more about Chinese history then the European history. We have easier access to information about Chinese history. In China, we have less access to European history, therefore its harder to learn the history stories.

Shanghai is the first city in China that was the first city in China to get the information from Western people. The cities that have the long history sometimes are harder to be influenced by others. Beijing has a long and important historical background compared with Shanghai. 

Vocabulary

Menopause: The age when women can no longer have kids

Life expectancy: The life expectancy of women is higher world wide.

Childbearing age: When a woman is expected (and capable of) to have a baby

Feminist: Someone who believes in gender equality

Pronunciation

Statistics

Rulers

Look up the history of Feminism in China, and what Feminism will mean in the near Future.