menandwomenareepual

Thematterofequalitybetweenwomenandmenhashoweverbecameanobsoleteandeventaboosubject.Thisissueisnowpartofthesocialconversations,listedamongsubjectslikeCorruptionorGlobalWarmingorMoneydoesn'tbringhappinessandsoon.Thesubjecthasbeendebatedsofrequentlythroughoutthepassingyears,thatnowitisonlyamatterofprinciple,servingassubjectofconversationamongtheoneswhofeellikeutteringtheiropinions.That'sprettymuchofwhatI'mgoingtodonext.

Firstofall,Ifinditimperativetoemphasizethecharacteristicsthatmakewomenandmensodifferent.It'smorethanobviousthatbynature'sdefault,womenandmenweregivendifferentfeatures.Infact,peoplearehavingtheirownparticularitiesthatmakeeachindividualunique.Onlyknownfactssofar,butwhatIneedtosayisthatthesenaturaldifferencescan'tbeallowedtobethereasonofsocialdiscrimination.Forexample,it'snormalforawomannottobewantedasacarpenter,aswomenhavelessphysicalstrength.Butifthewomannotonlythatsheprovestheopposite,butshealsoprovestobetalentedforthejob,Ican'tseeanyreasonforhernottobecomeacarpenter.Thiskindofdiscriminationscan'tbeallowedwhenitcomestonaturaldifferencesbetweenmenandwomen.

Andiftheeducationsystemhasbecomemoreandmoreefficient,providingwomentheopportunitytolearnandspecializeinmanyfields,statisticsstillsaythatthenumberofexcellentspecialistsissmallerforwomenthanformen.Butwemustaskourselveswhythisishappening�Couldwomenbelessnativegifted?Orcoulditbethesocialpressurethatdoesn'tallowthemtoexpressthemselves?Ormaythestatisticsresearchhavebeenmadebythemenwhodonotwishtolosetheirsupremacy?It'sdifficulttoanswer�Andevenifwomenhavebetterscoreswhenitcomestoschool,menarealwaysrankedbetterandhaveahigherprestige.Forexample,amaleengineerisoftenmoreappreciatedthanafemaleengineer.Thisishappeningbecausepeopleareguidedbystereotypethinkingwhenjudgingmenandwomen.It'struethatstereotypethinkingwillalwaysbepresentandwillalwaysmakethemassofpeopleaneasytargetformanipulation,butwhenitcomestotherelationmen-women,thiswayofthinkingdoesnothingbutputtingtheimageofwomeninsocietyindarkshadow.Thisisobviouslywrong!

So,workisstilldiscriminatingforthetwosexes,evenifthediscriminationisnotanofficialone.Forexample,ifthelevelofwomen'sworkingactivityhasincreasedsince1970,theyarestillthevictimsofunemployment,ofbadjobs,morethanmenareanyway.Theseinequalitiesarealsopresentintheprivatelife,aswomenarethevictimsofapervertsocialprogress.Forexample,evenifwomenaremoreandmoreindependentintheircouplelife,therearemoreandmoresingleanddivorcedwomenduetothat.Why?Well,therearemanyreasons.Oneofthemcouldbethefactthatworkingwomendon'thavetimeforasuccessfulprivatelife.Anotherreasoncouldbethefactthatsomemenfeelintimidatedbysomewomen'squalitiesandcan'tstandbeinginferiortothem.Atthesametimethereisafragilecompatibilitybetweenmotherhoodandcareerandthefamilypoliciesthatexistencouragewomentogiveupworkingforadomesticwayofliving.Thisway,womenfindthemselvesforcedtogiveuptheirindependence.

Butevenafamilylifewithouthavingchildrenmeanscompromisetowomen.It'snaturalforthewomenwhohaveafull-timejobnottohavethestrengthtodoallthathousewivesdo.Thewoman'sdutiesathomearemorenumerousthanthemen's,butatthesametime,theequalitybetweenwomenandmenforcethemtoworkthesametimeandwayattheirjobs.Thissituationisduetothefactthattherearestillalotofmenwhothinkinthetermsofthepatriarchatesystem.

Therearealsomenwhotreatwomensociallyright,butthissituationisn'tquitethehappiest,astheysomehowforgettheirmannersoractthinkingsomethinglike:Ifwe'reequalandwedoourownlaundry,whyshouldIholdhercoatoropenthedoorforher?!Thisisalsoanabnormalsituation.Whileinthefirstcasetheproblemwasthatwomenwereequaltomenonlywhenitcametowork,inthesecondonetheissueisabouttheequalitythattakesawaywomen'srightofbeingrespectedaswomen.

Inconclusion,whatthefeministmovementshaveachievedisnotallgood.It'sobviousthattheydidn'tonlyestablishthenormalequalitybetweenthesexes,butalsotheabnormalone�theonethatgiveswomenalotofissuestosolve.