Journal Name:
- International Women Online Journal of Distance Education
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Abstract (2. Language):
In traditional Chinese society, women's subordination is mainly due to their confinement
to the home and dependence on the males as the sole breadwinner. Nowadays in Hong
Kong, many people think that the inequality gap between men and women, an remnant
from this patriarchal tradition, still exists.
This paper will investigate what obstacles a female student will have when studying in
OUHK, how she is able to overcome all the difficulties and, based on the experiences of
students in one course investigate strategies used by successful female students and
what student supports can be further provided to facilitate a woman student to complete
the course. The 34 female high achievers were asked to participate in this study and 32 of
them responded.
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