摘要

美国电视剧《绝望的主妇》在全球赢得了大范围的欢迎。这部电视剧是一个缩影，既反映出社会对于女性形象和角色的理解，又揭示了现代女性主义在实质的男权社会中所遇到的两难困惑。虽然《绝望的主妇》在开播时打着女性主义的旗号，但从剧中人物的塑造与情节的编排中却可以看出，它生动的再现了一个根深蒂固的男权社会。
女性主义遭遇到两难困惑的原因是多方面的，包括了哲学，社会学，心理学等的各种因素。首先，女性主义的一些基本观念在哲学上是不够恰当的，这造成了女性主义自身无所避免的缺陷；其次，在社会背景、文化差异下，各种现实问题的存在使得女性无法得到真正的自由，在事业与家庭中面临两难选择；再次，传统观念与话语对性别差异的强调、女性自身定位错误等原因使得女性主义面临困境。
面对女性主义在现代社会遭遇的困惑，社会应该给予充分的重视。鼓励更多的男性参与到女性问题的解决中，发挥大众传媒在引导社会舆论方面所起到的重要作用，建立一个和谐的两性关系氛围，帮助女性正确的定位，树立正确的意识都可以帮助女性主义得到更好的发展。全社会都应该给予女性更多的关注与理解，让她们摆脱困惑，走得更好。

关键词：女性主义，两难困惑，原因

Abstract

The American TV series Desperate Housewives is popular all over the world, this play is an epitome which not only reflecting the understanding of images and roles of women, but also revealing the reality that feminism in modern time has confronted a dilemma in the patriarchal society. Even though Desperate Housewives is in the name of feminism, but a deep-rooted patriarchal society is graphically represented through the characterizations and arrangement of plots.
The reason why feminism encounter dilemma is various, including factors of philosophy, sociology, psychology and so on. First, some fundamental concepts of feminism are not proper, which pose avoidless limitations of feminism itself; second, women cannot really free because of reality in different background and culture, they are facing difficult dilemma choices; last, reasons such as emphasis on the gender difference in traditional concepts and discourse, improper positioning of women themselves lead feminism to dilemma. 
The whole society should pay enough attention to the dilemma of feminism in modern time. Encouraging more men involved in the process of solving women’s issues, making full use of the important roles mass media play in guiding public opinions, establish harmony atmosphere of gender relations, helping women proper positioning themselves and setting correct concepts are all positive to the development of feminism. Public should offer more concerns and understanding to women, helping them clear the way and walk further.

Key words: feminism, dilemma, reason