Originally posted by: Ithas
Tina a well said post. As long as the thought process of the common people ( including our selves ) doesn't change, nothing much can be done.
Thanks Ithas...You are so right we have to change our mindset. Still in india there are different rules for boys and girls...its just hard to fit into my mind that why these standard rules are different for girls and boys... I understand earlier due to lack of education and awareness there were different norms, but now plp should be able to make their own decisions and should be able to figure out. Its so frustrating for the daughter of the house to think that just 'coz she is a girl she cannot have certain privileges and fun and she has to do certain chores!! 😲 Sanjeev Kapoor started the trend of cookery shows in India & now we have master chefs still many women have issues with their son's cooking and helping their wife's in the kitchen. Their blood pressure shy rockets seeing their son touching kadai & Tava 🤢. My dad spends more time in the kitchen than my mom; but that's because he loves cooking. She didn't demand it - he didn't request it. Chopping onions is stress buster for him 😆. And I'm glad my Dadi did not abandon my mom for that.
Now in the urban India also I know many girls with decent jobs and education also do not want to walk shoulder to shoulder to men...WHY don't they want to be equal to men? I have no legitimate answer except ...mind set. Pati Paremeshwar hai how can you not worship him? How can you walk with him you shd always follow him. Even today we don't like 'Gharjamai' n 'joru ka gulam' (definitions may vary !!) so to an extent we too like male dominance.
You know funny thing... I had to actually fight tooth & nail to use joru ka gulam for SHIV 😲🤣. I was just amused at the mind set and logical reasoning😲.
I'm no feminist... though I may sound one😛 -I'm happy the way the world is running. If one day we have a Lady President in USA ...I'll cheer... but I'm fine being in Obama land now. 😃
I feel we women are equal to men. But equal doesn't mean similar. We are emotionally stronger & they are physically stronger. ...God made us that way! But we can be different and still be equal as we both have our own strong points. Just like in the professions, we need specialists in every field; it is the same for life. 😃