The Slakeless Culture

My name is Shuhong Chen and I have a used name which was Shujun Ling. Why my name was totally changed? Because of my parents divorced when I was two years old. Then, my mother and I have the same family name. The reason my parents divorced was I was not a boy. In my father’s family, they want a boy in every generation. It was called son-preference.
Son-preference is a deep-rooted tradition in China. Until today, I don’t think this situation will be changed in the long run. It will be upgraded in China. The society more values sons in China. This belief is prevalent not only in the rural areas of China, but also in the labor markets nowadays. As I know, the peasants always cherish sons because they believe that sons are about to support them when they are in their old age. Consequently, men will have their wives deliver babies until they get a boy. This is what I have experienced when I knew I was abandoned by my father.
The fact in China is that young people fall in love with each other and they go to work in the coastal cities as migrant workers. Therefore, if woman gets birth a boy by chance, then they would like to go back to their native place and register in the local authorities. After that, they would hold a wedding ceremony and the woman would deliver the second baby. Otherwise, they will stay where they work until a boy is born.Even thought Equal Rights between Men and Women law comes out, things do not go smoothly in such situation as we have expected. In fact, girls find themselves in a hard situation when they are looking for the jobs. For instance, in school area, most of the employers prefer boys to girls because the male teachers can make the class under control. The employers explain that the kids are tall and strong, and too naught to subject them to discipline. The female teachers do not work, except the male ones. This is just for one area to realize, how about others? Therefore, ‘son preference’ is and will be the favorite of Chinese society. The Chinese government should take actions to remedy the situation. Otherwise, things are going worse.