IsaGoodHusbandWorthMoreThanaGoodJob? 　　Atthearrangementofhermother,Ms.Zhu,athird-yearstudentwiththephilosophydepartmentofBeijingNormalUniversity,datedfourdifferentmenduringthesummerholidayaloneinhopesoffindingherMr.Right. 　　"Itisnoteasytofindagoodjobthesedays,"saidMs.Zhu,"somaybeitisbettertofindanestablishedmantomarryassoonaspossible." 　　However,XiaoWei,a35year-oldladyfromBeijing,thinksdifferently.Xiao,whoworkedinanoverseas-financedcompanyfor10years,hasbeenafull-timehousewifeforthepastthreeyears. 　　"Inthebeginning,Ifeltverypleasedtobeathomerearingmychildwithoutgoingtowork,butastimegoesby,Ifeelmyeverydaylifeisabitempty,"saidXiao."Womenshouldhavetheirowncareers." 　　ZhuandXiaoarenotaloneinquestioningwhethergoodhusbandsareworthmorethangoodjobs,aquestionbroughtagaintotheforefrontwiththediscussionofwomen'sissuesatthejust-closedChineseWomen'sNinthNationalCongress. 　　Asamplesurveyofwomen'spositionsinsociety,carriedoutamong19,000peoplebytheAll-ChinaWomen'sFederation(ACWF)andtheNationalBureauofStatisticalin2001,suggestedthat34.1percentoftherespondentssupportedtheopinionthat"goodhusbandsarebetterthangoodjobs". 　　AmansurnamedWang,anofficeworkerwiththeACWF,saidthatviewpointalsoreflectsmen'spointofviewandissupportedbymostmen. 　　"Butallmyfemalecolleaguesdon'tagree.Theyareenterprisingandindependent,hopingtoseekabalancebetweencareerandfamilylife,"saidWang. 　　WangQi,generalmanagerofQiyangCulturalAdvertisingCo.,LtdfromsouthwestChina'sSichuanProvince,suggestedathirdviewpoint,thatgoodjobsandgoodhusbandsareofequalimportancetowomen.ThegeneralmanagerwasinBeijingattendingthewomen'snationalcongress. 　　"Sincethesituationisgrimforwomentofindemploymentcurrently,somegirlsmayresorttomarryingthemselvesofffirst.Butifwomenwanttohaveequalrightswiththeirhusbandsinsteadofbeingdependent,theymusthavetheirowncareers,"saidthe32-year-oldgeneralmanager. 　　WangShuxian,formerlyACWFdeputychairwoman,admittedthatbecauseofphysiologicalfactorsandthetraditionaldivisionoflabor,womenfacegreaterpressureandchallengesthanmeninfindingemployment.Therefore,shesaid,it'sunfairtowomentodothesamejobsasmenbutnotgetthesamepay. 　　"Itwillcauseahugewasteofhumanresourcestothestateandthesocietyifwomenforsakejobsandchoosetomarrythemselvesoffinhopeoffindingagoodfuturejustbecauseofthesefactors,"saidWangShuxian. 　　Theformerwomen'saffairsofficialbelievedthemerefactthattheopinion"goodhusbandsarebetterthangoodjobs"hasbeendiscussedextensivelyinthesocietyinthepastyears,actuallyshowsprogressinChinesesociety. 　　BeforethefoundingofNewChinain1949,therewasabsolutelynosuchquestionandwomenbarelyhadthechancetogoouttoworkandwerefullydependentonfamilylife,saidWangShuxian. 　　"Inthepastmorethan50years,especiallyafter1978whenChinabeganitsreformandopening-updrive,thenumberofwell-educatedwomenhaskeptincreasing.Womenhavemoreoptionsinlifeapartfromhouseholdchores,andhouseholdincomesareincreasingrapidly,"Wangadded.