Question

[varshax]

V and I spend as much time as we can talking about this and that over the phone. During last night's conversation, the topic of gender roles in society and what it means to have grown up as a female in Indian society came up. I feel that even though I am among the lucky ones who had a functioning, loving family around me, I still grew up being told

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[enigmaticash]

i read through the conversations and would like to add few cents. These days women are expected to work and take care of the house too!! They are expected cook clean, look after kids go to office and earn money, and hand over the money to husband !!!!! isn't it slavery. Even educated families these days follow this custom. if she stays back at home and looks after the house atleast one head ache is less. But if She has to balance work and home thats exploiting. I have seen many cases like this. Many women are quiet becoz they don't want to rock the boat,the quietly accept all the tortures and exploitation and think that they are "happy". they are more worried about what society would say if she leaves the husband or rebels against him. i guess its we the women have made men that way than men being that way. I have heard and seen where heating water to take bath is also considered as not a job for man!!! Even though wife is in High post in office she is expected to do those chores.I seriously don't understand in what way we are inferior to them. We are much better off than them. we can cook clean earn living!! but guys cannot do all of them!! India or US i have seen that men are men . even here women are expected to cook and take care of child no matter how hectic her work schedule is!! some how iam turning into a man hater!! Can't help it