在中国文化中,对女性的研究无法忽视儒家道德对建立操行理想的影响,女性按照这个理想被教导和评价。儒家理想为中国女性和许多日本女性规定了终身的社会框架,在本文中有论述。儒家社会秩序的一个关键原则就是等级间的服从:臣从君,子从父,弟从兄,并且,女人要绝对服从男人。女人被认为是卑下的,应该自我牺牲,为了家庭要奉献她们的精力而非追求自己的抱负。在女人的一生中,她首先要服从父亲的权威, In Chinese culture, the study of women can not ignore the influence of Confucianism on the establishment of ideal of operation. Women are taught and evaluated according to this ideal. The Confucian ideal sets a lifelong social framework for Chinese women and many Japanese women, as discussed in this article. One of the key principles of the Confucian social order is subordination between classes: the minister, the son, the brother, and the woman obeys the man absolutely. Women are considered humble, should be self-sacrificing, for the family to dedicate their energy rather than pursue their own ambitions. In a woman’s life, she first obey the authority of his father,