英文摘要 |
Even though gender equality in Taiwan is considered extremely advanced compared to other Asian countries, leisure constraints and leisure inequality remain the core issue affecting the leisure life of Taiwanese women. This study examined Taiwanese women’s leisure constraints and their relationship to their gender identity, through in-depth interviews with 23 participants. By applying the framework of intersectional and interlocking analysis to explore the leisure experience of Taiwanese women, the findings show that multiple leisure constraints are primarily rooted in Taiwanese socio-cultural contexts and their subjective ideologies synchronously. By constructing“womanhood”socially and culturally, gender roles, social expectations, and caring ethics influence women’s leisure opportunities, patterns, and attitudes. Taiwanese married women rationalize gender norms through a“system justification”process, which pushes them back to traditional gender roles that greatly limit their leisure space, and which sabotages their intentions to pursue leisure. Nevertheless, the findings also illustrate that leisure can be a gateway for women to gain relative freedom in their lives. |