Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Traditional virtues - What are the differences between women nowadays and women in ancient times?

What are the differences between women nowadays and women in ancient times?

Women nowadays are more open-minded, because it is a new society that emphasizes equality between men and women, and the social status of men and women is the same. So nowadays women are more independent and autonomous in their thinking, and more free in their relationships. Moreover, they can get divorced after marriage and find a new partner after divorce, which is completely free from the suppression of women's thoughts in the ancient feudal society.

There are also many modern women who don't get married, and they devote their hearts to their careers, because contemporary women can start their own businesses and companies just like men. Not only that, women can also be administrative officials, in short, as long as you have the ability, you can completely rely on your own ability to realize their own wishes.

Whether married or not, in modern society is more common, people will not judge them, such a social environment gives women a great sense of ease and freedom.

Ancient women could not live independently like modern women, they could not go to school or work, and they could only count on marrying a good man.

If the man is good, then their fate may not be bad. If they marry a man who is bad-tempered and always abuses them, or who is a womanizer, they can only complain about their fate and resign themselves to it. They may be alone in the house every day or suffer from the abuse of their husbands, which may make them feel even more guilty to be alive.

Ancient men could have three wives and four concubines, but ancient women had to be absolutely loyal to their husbands. Even if you have a bad relationship with your husband, you can't get a divorce, but your husband can write a letter of repudiation, and a woman can't write a letter of repudiation.

Ancient feudal education was also unfair to women, and their education was that a woman's lack of talent was a virtue. Even if women were more capable, they could not change their fate by taking the examination for a meritocracy like men.

Ancient women couldn't go into business either, because the business environment wasn't as transparent and open and fair as it is now, and when they saw that it was a woman in business, they were sure to be bullied.