Wei Jingsheng Foundation News and Article Release Issue: A182-M17
魏京生基金会新闻与文章发布号：A182-M17
Release Date: February 4, 2006
发布日：2006年2月4日
Topic: HUANG Ciping, Invited Women's Rights Activist, to Appear at Voice of America (VOA) "Pro and Con" TV/Radio Debate Program Discussing Women's Right to Work
标题：黄慈萍以妇女权益活动家的身份受邀参加美国之音 “焦点对话”节目，谈母亲应该就业还是回归家庭的问题
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HUANG Ciping, Invited Women's Rights Activist, to Appear at Voice of America (VOA) "Pro and Con" TV/Radio Debate Program Discussing Women's Right to Work
On January 27, 2006, HUANG Ciping appeared on VOA's "Pro and Con" TV/Radio debate program discussing the issue of whether mothers should stay home or work, as a women's rights activist and vice-president of the Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars.
The program was hosted by Ning Xin. The other guest joining the debate was Professor YUAN Cong, a visiting scholar from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
During the debate, HUANG Ciping emphasized her stand on the question of whether women should stay in work force or return home as:
1) On the issue of whether mothers with children should work or stay at home, the woman should have the right to decide for herself. It should be a personal decision, not one forced upon an individual by society.
2) Women who stay at home for long periods of time could become true dependents, both economically and emotionally. In case of death or breakdown of the marriage, women will often be put in a difficult position both mentally and in their living conditions. Starting afresh in finding work is also difficult. So women with jobs may be better off in comparison.
3) Often an argument for staying at home is to educate the children. One sign of social progress is the distribution of work in society, including education of children. Even devoted stay-at-home-moms may not accomplish this task as well.
4) Most societies including the American (the government, companies, and organizations) have made improvements to help women's independence and equality to men. Yet there are rooms for more progress. However, in the current Chinese society, the women's environment is much more hostile and hazardous. So keeping independent both financially and emotionally is more important than ever.
The whole program will be available at the home page of our websites soon: WWW.WeiJingSheng.org and www.ChinaLaborUnion.org
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Wei Jingsheng Foundation News and Article Release Issue: A182-M17
魏京生基金会新闻与文章发布号：A182-M17
Release Date: February 4, 2006
发布日：2006年2月4日
Topic: HUANG Ciping, Invited Women's Rights Activist, to Appear at Voice of America (VOA) "Pro and Con" TV/Radio Debate Program Discussing Women's Right to Work
标题：黄慈萍以妇女权益活动家的身份受邀参加美国之音 “焦点对话”节目，谈母亲应该就业还是回归家庭的问题
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黄慈萍以妇女权益活动家的身份受邀参加美国之音 “焦点对话”节目，谈母亲应该就业还是回归家庭的问题
2006年1月27日，黄慈萍作为妇女权益活动家及全美学自联的副主席与北卡大学的访问学者袁聪教授一起参加了美国之音 “焦点对话”节目，就母亲应该就业还是回归家庭的问题进行了辩论。节目由宁馨主持。
在节目中，黄慈萍表达了以下观点。
１． 有孩子的母亲是否应该就业还是回归家庭，应该由妇女本人来决定。这应该是个人选择，而不是社会的强迫。
２． 如果妇女选择在家当全职妈妈，她们要付出经济不独立的代价，还有可能付出自我意识下降的代价。长期在家当主妇的女人，经济上感情上都有依赖。这会造成妇女在家庭中的地位低下，婚姻中的相互尊重也因此大打折扣。一旦丈夫过世或婚姻出了故障，家庭妇女通常陷入生活与精神的困境。 重新找工作也困难。
３． 社会进化的一大特征是社会分工，包括教育分工。这不是在家任何能干的在家妈妈可以全力承担的。
４． 美国社会（包括政府、公司与机构）在为有子女的就业女性提供支持 (如提供母亲产后假，幼儿园的普遍性，以及美国学校上课时间等方面)上还可以有所改进。但如今的中国社会现况对中国妇女的考验则更为严峻，不能轻易跨出"回归家庭"的步伐。
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