People like to say， "Behind every successful man， there is a woman．" Now some women still like making their husbands and sons successful。 But some women want more for themselves。
They want good jobs。 When they work， they want to be as successful as men。 Now many American women are working outside their homes。 More than half of the women at the age of eighteen to sixty-five have got jobs。 Working women have had more education than those who stay at home。 Among women with jobs， eight out of ten， drive a car to work。 And most of them often spend holidays away from home。
Women"s work has changed their lives， and men"s lives too。 Working gives them fewer chances of getting married， for many men still want to marry women in the old ways。