Equal Rights for Women - Do we get it right?

International Women's Day, Justice for the fairer sex, Equal rights for women, sharing of work by husbands, sharing of wealth, financial and physical security, women's reservation bill lots in discussion.

Equal rights at work: does this mean a lady would go to a mine to work? Do all the tough works of a mason / carpenter ? Work with heavy machinery in industries ? Do we talk about working late in office in extreme climatic conditions? Do we emphasise on travelling out of stations on par with men for work based reasons ? This does happen these days but do we not insist that being ladies we cannot leave the family and go out of station often? We say men have an upper hand on ladies since olden days and we talk about woman's liberty to only catwalk in the fashion shows with skimpy clothes! some where some thing has been growsly misunderstood. Though there are many who know the real meaning or equal rights, for most of them it takes a lifetime to understand the real essence of it!

There is a post talking about depicting mother in the school book as a woman cooking in the kitchen while father depicted as a man working on the computer. There were a lot of fuming replies that the image needs to be changed that woman are not destined to be mere cooks or to be depicted as mere cooks.Thanks to the one who posted the thread for it gave the spark for this post.

I feel that the lady of the family takes care of the needs of every one in the family, mental and physical health being first choice . The first step and the basic step is cooking so there is nothing wrong in expecting women to cook.Any lady who wants to take care of the health of the family would atleast oversee and have the reigns of the kitchen and that need not be misunderstood as being confined only to kitchen and household works.

Any working woman would not feel safe handing over the responsibility of cooking to someone else. Of course the man in the family can cook once in a while but any lady would like to have it done by herself for her own satisfaction - Its the design friends and not something brought upon them or there is nothing wrong in that either.

Be it what ever be the era it is by default that the male member is the major bread winner. Their physique and mind is designed for work and women are designed to be emotionally sensitively and sensibly attached to the family.

Though a father also might help children with their lessons and home work, a mother can do it more easily ( i mean make it easyfor the kids to learn).

There is no question of egalitarianism here. Women of olden days were never considered in taking major decisions of the family like relocating or starting a business or sponsoring some one , or any other family matter liks some family member's marriage. They were considered as ones who never had brains.

Times have changed and women do take part in major decision making inthe family andd they have their say in every matter minor or major. Beyond that shrugging basic qualitites like trying to mimic men in all the walks of life is simply a tragic comedy just as how it would be when we girls try to force men to bear a child in their womb.

Is there a law in the constitution that a woman should not enter politics. Agreed that the majority of the crowd mostly comprising of the 20th century people with ideologies dating even a few decades earlier to that might pose a threat, but will there be any one to stop ladies coming to the top when a sizeable number of them take part in elections? We cleverly seek the most coveted and comfortable places there also with all the luxuries that come as a concession package quoting the gender.It is a kind of injustice to those men who have worked way up to reach their level in politics or what ever field it may be.

Women's organisations and Ladies clubs that help the one's in despair are sure to be bowed down a thousand times.On the other hand those who voice out in media and in public gathering crowd to follow them madly to just get a big list of cocessions in the name of rights and keep bragging about some ideologies that might sound modern and birght now but have no inner sense.

The upcoming generations should be taught to clearly draw a line between the real egalitarianism and the mirage that is created by some ladies who dont understand the mental liberation of the fairer mass.

Belated Women's Day Wishes!

PS: This post , i understand its a sensitive one is never meant to hurt or mock any one ; Its just to share my feelings on some areas where in i feel that there is some injustice being done to the other sex.

 

Thank you very much for the FB,s TL and DW!!

TL you are right each and every individual should know what is for them not others to decide.

Most of the people try to influence in defining things for others.