Her story actually reflects a lag in developing the new marriage relationship in modern society, which also explained there are fewer and fewer women are willing to get married and having babies. The old marriage relationship asks women to take most responsibility for keeping the house, cleaning, making meals, and taking care of babies. However, in modern society, more and more women contribute to social construction, education, and labor sources. On the other hand, the expectation for women to take care of all housekeeping and bearing babies has never faded. In this male-dominant world, women are told it's okay to give up your own career and return home; it's okay to be a full-time housewife; it's okay to let go of your own dreams and goals in order to satisfy everyone in your life. How many people really don't believe men are born to earn more than women? How many women are truly not affected by "body shame"?
Due to so many events like Metoo, more girls and women have realized that their value has been discriminated for a very long time, and they start to decide to hold on to their dreams and goals, work hard in their career, and not get married. I don't know what the new type of marriage relationship would develop into, or how to balance the demand from work and family. But for me, I would not accept the idea that women should sacrifice more for the family and children than men.
Reference
Valverde, K.-L. C., & Dariotis, W. M. (2019). Fight the tower: Asian American women scholars resistance and renewal in the academy. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
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