Yet, having been socialized to traditional gender roles as youngsters, many women invest great energy in their community work but are confined or confine themselves to being "lubricators" --keeping the gears running smoothly--rather than acting as prime movers.
但是，早期受到傳統性別角色限制，許多婦女雖然投注了大量的心力在社區工作上，她們卻被認定、或自居為「潤滑劑」，而非行動主體。