Equality or imbalance?

We keep hearing about gender equality, and how women have as much right as men to showcase their skills to the world. These pleas have been largely answered, with women now occupying many important positions and matching men every step of the way in all fields. But has this thirst for equality and independence gone too far?

Before any feminists start hunting me down and baying for my blood, let me make it clear that I have nothing against treating women the same as men. They are not meant to be pretty things to look at that are kept locked inside houses. My only question is what happened to the real female? The care-giver, nurturer and protector of all things?

Now we see working families with both husband and wife contributing to family earnings, looking after the household and kids and what not. But let’s not forget the fact that there are just some things women do better. They multi task better, look after things better and can bring up children way better than the new species of creatures called ‘house husbands’.

At least in the olden days, there was no confusion as to how things were done. Today, the newly empowered woman is still getting used to her newfound freedom, and some egos have grown bigger. Now we have unattended households, spoilt kids who do not receive proper care, work pressures, crumbling relationships and the works. In times like this, credit goes to the woman who manages to wake up in the morning, cook for the family, go to work and still manage to find time for the husband and kids. Not easy, I know, but that’s why God gave you multitasking!

The fact is, lines that held things together in the past have blurred now. Both men and women are confused by their responsibilities. It’s time we all understood what we do best. Sure women can work and earn and all that, but don’t expect us to do as good a job holding a family together. Career is fine, but it’s not the be all and end all of all things. Ambition is good, but responsibilities are equally important. I sincerely hope the modern woman can understand these values, because we can do the working and earning fine, but there are some things men just simply suck at. In a nutshell, enjoy the freedom, but don’t abandon the good old wife, mother and sister in the process. Because we need you!