Session 1

[Jennifer Chang]

Hi Kimberly! 

I was also very disapointed that Wang Rui chose to sacrifice her career in order to become a super mom and an ideal wife. I also have some friends in Japan and Taiwan and they do mention their unwillingness to give up their careers in order to get married. However, they also mention the tension this causes when discussing this issue with their parents. 

Ban Zhao's writings were definitely very influential to these women, and I couldn't help but come back to the part where Zavoretti mentions that Wang Rui had a very well thought out strategy when she was looking for Mr. Right - and the end goal was to create a stable and prosperous family. Do you think deep down she already knew what her future would look like?