Monday, November 23, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
Equal ??
Women need to stop asking for special treatment. If you want to be equal, please be prepared to take on equal responsibilities. For starters:
1) Stop tagging the "I am so sacrificing and nurturing for my loved ones" line. You are nurturing the ones you love. Why on earth do you deserve special mention for that? Doesn't the man take care of his family too? Doesn't he put bread on the table everyday for his wife and his kids? What makes your contribution any bigger?
2) Stop feeling self-important because you take care of the home and hearth. Any work is hard work - whether its working in the office or taking care of the home. A man, too, has to work hard. He has to get through bad bosses, snigerring colleagues and oppressive work schedules. He is working as hard as you are, for the family. So, get over yourself!
3) Stop feeling good simply because you are a woman. You are a woman merely by chance. Stop starting sentences with "I, being a woman....". You can use that sentence when you have just performed a feat of extreme physical strength, not otherwise. You aren't different, you are just another person until you have done something worth mentioning.
4) Stop asking for special treatment. Do not expect respect because you are a woman, ask for respect because of the person you are.
5) Your identity is not defined by your child bearing capabilities, child rearing skills or execution of cooking recipes. You maybe the breadwinner or the homemaker, its not about your role, its about your ability to choose, and, having chosen to execute the role to perfection. If you do something well, you deserve praise.
1) Stop tagging the "I am so sacrificing and nurturing for my loved ones" line. You are nurturing the ones you love. Why on earth do you deserve special mention for that? Doesn't the man take care of his family too? Doesn't he put bread on the table everyday for his wife and his kids? What makes your contribution any bigger?
2) Stop feeling self-important because you take care of the home and hearth. Any work is hard work - whether its working in the office or taking care of the home. A man, too, has to work hard. He has to get through bad bosses, snigerring colleagues and oppressive work schedules. He is working as hard as you are, for the family. So, get over yourself!
3) Stop feeling good simply because you are a woman. You are a woman merely by chance. Stop starting sentences with "I, being a woman....". You can use that sentence when you have just performed a feat of extreme physical strength, not otherwise. You aren't different, you are just another person until you have done something worth mentioning.
4) Stop asking for special treatment. Do not expect respect because you are a woman, ask for respect because of the person you are.
5) Your identity is not defined by your child bearing capabilities, child rearing skills or execution of cooking recipes. You maybe the breadwinner or the homemaker, its not about your role, its about your ability to choose, and, having chosen to execute the role to perfection. If you do something well, you deserve praise.
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