Horsewomen: the Untold Stories

Chen Shasha, who was once a financial elite, has been a stay-at-home mother for seven years. After returning to the workplace, she repeatedly encountered obstacles and had no choice but to become a food delivery rider. Her husband Lin Jianguo found it difficult to accept this, and family conflicts intensified. While delivering food, Shasha met Wang Meijuan, a single mother and rider, and gradually found the value of financial independence. The ambiguity of a female colleague at Jianguo Company and the pressure from her mother-in-law put the marriage in danger. The experience of delivering life-saving blood during a rainstorm night gave Shasha an unexpected opportunity to return to the professional field, but she faced more stringent workplace tests. She assisted her husband in starting a business and eventually found a new career direction through the National Flexible Employment Research Project. The husband and wife grow together and rebuild a marriage of equality and mutual help; the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law learn to understand, and the family finds a new balance. Shasha has transformed from a confused housewife into a new woman who integrates multiple identities, and has found her own "third way" between family, career and social responsibilities.