Are women discriminated against in Hong Kong?

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Have you ever thought of how you could be if you were of the opposite sex? It is not hard for you to think of a lot of stuff that you could do if you were of the opposite sex. For the view of males, you may feel tired of being the one who is taking the responsibility to protect females. For females, you may want to find a new job which is more rewarding and the post of which is higher. The thoughts of different sexes are totally not on the same track on account of gender stereotype which has existed for a long time. In other words, women are discriminated against in Hong Kong as gender inequality still exists. According to what Amy Parziale mentioned in "Gender Inequality and Discrimination", "Gender discrimination is the prejudicial treatment of an individual or group due to gender.". Discrimination against females has been a controversial issue for a long time all around the world including Hong Kong. The phenomenon can be shown in different aspects - different treatments due to gender in workplace and family. According to the Census and Statistics Department in Hong Kong, the male population was 3,332,700 and the female population was 3,845,200 in end-2012. Although the ratio of male population to that of female is nearly 1:1, the ways men and women being treated are not the same.
Generally speaking, Hong Kong is a modern city in China and most people in Hong Kong are open-minded. With the reference of the statistics collected by the Census and Statistics Department, the earnings of female has been increasing from 2001 to 2012. For further calculation, the percentage of female whose monthly income are equal to or over HK$10,000 has been increasing from 47.5% in 2006, 53.8% in 2010, 56.3% in 2011 to 59.5% in 2012. Thus, the tren...

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...er words, the ideal roles of men and women in a family should be nearly the same. For example, father and mother work and both are the ones caring the family members. Time management is also important so the child or children at home can be looked after all the time and would not be alone at home.
To sum up, women are still discriminated against in Hong Kong in aspects of workplace and family. For males, their education, post and income are higher than the females' in Hong Kong. For females, the majority of homemakers in Hong Kong is females. From the view of these, the empowerment of males is still higher than that of females. However, we are now living in a modern and open-minded city so there is every reason for everyone to play an important role in improving gender equality in Hong Kong. Thus, our society can be as harmonious as no gender inequality in Hong Kong.

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