Comment - Benjamin Lam

Hi, thank you for your page. I found what you shared very intriguing as I grew up just across the border from Mainland China in Hong Kong. A key point I think you pointed out is this paradox of secrecy and shame towards the topic of sex for young women in comparison to being engaged by 27. A western perspective might argue that political correctness in China is drastically different from the western world. However, I strongly believe sexual education should be more adopted in Chinese school systems but also stem from parents educating their children about safe sex. Being Chinese myself, I can say that my parents never spoke of sex and I can only imagine the greater need for sexual education from parents for young women in particular because they bare the consequence of pregnancy. Having said that, I think sexual education is equally important for males as well, because males bare an equal responsibility in avoiding un-wanted pregnancies. Overall, I found your page very informative. However, I think you could expand more on the consequences of un-wanted pregnancies and the social shame casted upon women in comparison to men.