Seven Hakka women who born, grown up and currently lived in Meinung Town of Kaohsiung County are the research subjects that adopted by this study. In addition, the research objectives are as follows: 1. To understand the norm of gender role that Hakka women need to be obeyed. 2. To understand the attitude Hakka women took toward the norm of gender role. 3. To understand Hakka women’s social relation to the Hakka culture. 4. To compare the difference in different social statuses that Hakka women possessed. As for the research procedure, it adopted the orientation of homogeneous research and the in-depth interview method to study the gender role and social status of Hakka women in Meinung. According to the life development for women, this study is described and analyzed the norm of gender roles that they need to be obeyed in three life phases, such as the phase of been a daughter, the phase of been married and the phase of been the mother-in-law. Further to discuss the gender role between women and men, and women’s social status, interpersonal relationship and its derived interaction network within Hakka culture. Lastly, the author is analyzed and compared the commonality and difference in Hakka women.
