In this study, 144 Chinese unmarried female students enrolled in South China Normal University in Guangzhou, China, agreed more than 70 unmarried male students that household chores and tasks should be equally shared between marital partners and believed women were entitled to careers as equal to those of men. Women expressed significantly higher acceptance than the men for using professional counseling services. These women were less accepting of premarital sexual relationships and extramarital affairs than the men.
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