Why is feminism so successful in Taiwanese society, and what are the problems it makes?

Feminism

has been a hot topic in recent years, and it is happening in the United

States

and

Taiwan

, but it is not happening in

Japan

. We all agree

Japan

is vital in many aspects. The most obvious is Japanese tourism, and Japanese culture, including animation, music, food, etc., is

also

integrated into the lives of

Taiwanese

people. In terms of sports competitions, Japanese volleyball, Kou Shien, basketball, professional e-sport, etc., all win

Taiwan

, but only the

women

's rights are low (Shu-Lan Zhuang, 2014).

However

,

Taiwanese

feminism

has been extreme in

gender

equality issues in recent years. But the question is, what does it make

this

happen?

This

essay will understand why

Taiwanese

feminism

is so successful in

society

and what causes young ladies' "

Princess

Syndrome" issues.

Taiwanese

feminism

is successful in national

society

, with more than a quarter female members of Congress and the

first

president (BBC, 2016). These achievements make

Taiwan

's feminist rights ranked fourth in the world. In

Taiwan

, 87.3% and 75.1% of men and

women

over the age of 25 received high-level education, and there is no difference in high-level education between males and females.

On the other hand

, men receive as high as 91.7% of high-level education in

Japan

, but only 79.4% for

women

.

This

is because the historical issues of

Japan

are still more severe in

Japan

than in

Taiwan

, and

that is

the main reason

Taiwan

can surpass

Japan

and in

feminism

.

However

, the United

States

is the best example of a democratic country but ranks 38th in the global

gender

inequality index. The main reason is that the United

States

has a higher crude birth rate of underage

girls

, which decreased the ranking of the United

States

.

In addition

, the proportion of female congressmen in the United

States

is only 17%. And it is not outstanding enough in global performance. But why

feminism

is so successful in

Taiwan

? Did feminists in

Taiwan

do anything?

Taiwanese

feminist has worked and hard for half a half-century. A famous feminist woman named Fan-Yun organised the history of

Taiwanese

feminism

history. The

first

stage of

feminism

Anne Lu proposed new

feminism

in 1971 and

secondly

is the location of expansion which means

women

's News Magazine was established in 1982, The

third

stage of diversified development unlocked in 1987, and the fourth stage from the differentiation routes to the establishment the female right on

society

from 1990 until now. As we mentioned earlier,

feminism

in

Taiwan

was prevalent after the 90s, so

children

born after the 90s, especially

girls

, were born in a full of

feminism

era. They have not experienced what

gender

inequality is. In

Taiwan

,

women

have the same rights as men. Because of

this

,

girls

are loved like

princesses

by patients, and

children

born in the 1990s grew up watching

Disney

animations. The prince saves the trapped

princess

fairy tells affects

girls

deeply, so it causes another issue called "

Princess

Syndrome" (Ciara-lee Durand, 2015). To cultivate the temperament of their daughters, many parents dress their

children

like "

princesses

" from an early age, but is being a

princess

the best choice for a

girl

? According to a survey conducted by the journal "Child Development" (Wen-No Wu, 2018), the role of

princesses

will have a "

gender

frame effect" on young

children

, which will hurt their

future

lives. Those

girls

who play with

Disney

princesses

will have more obvious

gender

stereotypes after one year.

This

is because they want to look like

princesses

more than

others

, and they feel less confident.

In addition

, these

girls

who like

princesses

usually don't like to play games outside because they are afraid of getting dirty and think they have no "femininity" in

this

way. To cultivate the temperament of their daughters, many parents dress their

children

like "

princesses

" from an early age, but is being a

princess

the best choice for a

girl

? According to a survey conducted by the journal "Child Development" (Sarah M. Coyne, 2019), the role of

princesses

will have a "

gender

frame effect" on young

children

, which will harm their

future

lives. Those

girls

who play with

Disney

princesses

will have more obvious

gender

stereotypes after one year.

This

is because they want to look like

princesses

more than

others

, and they feel less confident.

In addition

, these

girls

who like

princesses

usually don't like to play games outside because they are afraid of getting dirty and think they have no "femininity" in

this

way. They

also

believe that being a

girl

means that her life will have different opportunities,

such

as a handsome, wealthy man will get into my life in the

future

. So if parents encourage

this

kind of stereotyped behaviour, it will affect

girls

long-term. The researchers

also

said that

this

kind of "feeling oneself

princess

girl

" is more likely to give up on challenging things, may not want to work in the

future

and be particularly concerned about her shape. But boys who have been immersed in

Disney

cartoons since childhood have a more positive impact. Research has found that boys who like to play with

Disney

toys are more confident in their bodies and more kind to

others

. The reasons are pretty interesting, but we will not discuss

this

today (Sarah M. Coyne, 2019). In summary, the rise of

feminism

is a good thing for

society

in

Taiwan

, but some

women

will use

this

advantage to achieve personal benefits (Shu-Lan Zhuang, 2014). They don't want to work hard to get results. It is unfair to

others

and unacceptable.

Therefore

, finding a perfect balance between the two will be an essential topic for feminists, not just for

Taiwanese

feminists but for all over the world, to find a proper pathway through equality

gender

in the

future

.