Thanks for that elucidation Dragonized. I think I was conflating what you said with some of the much more over-the-top assertions of another poster. Absolutely, white women are going to have a much less difficult time in China than black women. It is also possible, as you mentioned, that some may be shielded from a more direct confrontation with certain of the harsher realities. So, though, could some Western men in China, though for very different reasons.

Anyway, after reading your carefully written response to what I'd written before, I think I misread what you'd originally written. Though, because you hadn't supposed the context it wouldn't be too difficult to misinterpret the context.

In any case, I think you cleared things up and I'm glad I was well off the mark in thinking you were expressing a general hatred of women. This is an instance where I'm very pleased to be wrong!

I still maintain that my experience with foreign women overseas as been a bit different. Maybe I was a bit lucky, but I can think of 3 Western women who were really great people to work with and to know. Others perhaps weren't so stellar, but weren't bad. I have to work to think of bad examples, and I can only come up with one, because she got a bit of power and it went to her head. But the guy who replaced here was much, much worse.

I think no matter how wide our circles might be while teaching overseas, we can't possibly have a thorough appreciation of the other gender also working overseas. Really, what percentage of them can we possibly know?

Lastly, as I've hinted at above, I've seem more good female foreign teachers than male, though, of course, as a male myself, I know men can be among the best.

Cheers, and sorry for overreacting to your post.