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As society has developed, the role of women in the labor market has changed alongside changes in the division of gender roles. Women have increasingly entered higher education and a variety of different occupations. At the same time, women have also begun to move up the career ladder by their own ability, gradually achieving leadership roles that were dominated by men in the past. Women still face many obstacles to professional development, but the influence of professional women continues to expand. Whether at the macro-social and national level, or at the micro-family and individual level, women’s status and power have greatly improved and made unprecedented progress. Women are standing at a significant historical starting point and taking steps toward a better tomorrow.
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Yu, K., Wang, Y. (2018). Discussion and Reflection. In: The Making of Female University Presidents in China. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7227-7_8
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