Female immigrants are more adaptable to the new environment than male immigrants.

Statistics recently released by the National Bureau of Statistics of Canada found that the success rate of the second generation of immigrants in society is very different between men and women: women are much more successful than men. The second generation of immigrant women (whose parents were born in other countries) earn more than their contemporaries whose parents were born in Canada and received the same education. The income of the second generation of immigrant men is much lower than that of non-immigrant men. The ethnic composition of the second generation of Canadian immigrants is mainly immigrants from China, South Asia and the Caribbean. In fact, this phenomenon is not new. According to my observation, immigrant women, especially those with higher education, whether the first generation or the second generation, are more likely to succeed in their career and life in the new country they choose and are willing to live in, even if they are not inferior to those born here. From my limited contact, it is easier for women to adapt to western society when they come to foreign countries than men. What caused such a gap between men and women?

It is countries like the United States and Canada that are "good to women".

Good for women, first of all, the degree of gender discrimination here is low and the degree of equality between men and women is high.

The history of western feminist thought and action has been 200 years, especially the feminist movement and civil rights thought since the 1960s have fundamentally changed the mechanism of western society. Although the west is still a patriarchal society, the idea of equality between men and women permeates the social atmosphere, as if it were air. You can't see it, but you can feel it. In the past 30 years, women have made unprecedented progress and achievements. Men and women have basically achieved equality in education, employment and opportunities. Many women's organizations are watchdogs of women's rights, and they always pay attention to women's rights issues. Migrant women come here because the degree of equality between men and women here is much better than the country and society where they come from. If they receive education here and obtain the same qualifications, they will get rid of the shackles of the male and female roles in the society they come from, just like catching the social express train easily and realizing themselves more easily.

Secondly, the second generation of immigrant women were born and raised in the west, and they agree with the values of gender thought in western society. Without the traditional shackles of their mothers, they are self-liberated and have a strong sense of self, and it is easy to achieve the goals they set for themselves.

From kindergarten to university education, the concept of equality between men and women is the basic starting point of educational concept. Although boys and girls have different stages of development and may have different abilities, few people will belittle girls' ambitions. On the contrary, in order to oppose the traditional male-dominated ideology, many school communities offer special programs to help girls. If they have problems in their study and work, they can get help from many aspects. The second generation of immigrant girls live in such an atmosphere, without the traditional burden of "motherland" culture, and cultivate a strong sense of self-realization, so it is easy to achieve their goals.

The Canadian Star proves women's liberation consciousness and men's frustration when they come to the west with the narration of immigrant literature. The author of the short story Montreal, 1962 is Shauna Singh Baldwin, an Indian immigrant. In this novel, an Indian couple immigrated to Canada. Because her husband is a Sikh and wears a headscarf, he looks out of place in the mainstream society and it is difficult to find a job. The husband was extremely depressed, and his wife boldly decided to ask him to take off the headscarf symbolizing culture and tradition and not shave his head. Problem solved. This short story has a strong symbolic significance. The writer also has his own new explanation for the differences between men and women in the west: in every society, women are responsible for the future, while men are usually responsible for preserving culture and carrying on the family line, so women can easily adapt to the new environment. At the same time, the "male" standard of "motherland" culture is the burden for men to adapt to the new environment.

China writer John Woo's novel Banana Boy truly describes the pressure and oppression suffered by immigrant men. Men have both the traditional burden of China and the new pressure of western culture, so they are either extremely powerful or crushed. It is difficult for them to adapt to this culture that is beneficial to women. The second generation of immigrant men, if their parents are very "motherland" traditional, the pressure on boys will be even greater. And women, Terry Woo said, "have no such pressure and oppression at all". In the "motherland" society, "it is a burden for men to be loved in the west, and women are not valued. Now that they are free, they are more free to pursue their own wishes. "