Gender equality has been a serious topic of debate in recent times, while many believe that the male and female genders are equal others thinks that as humans we are not equal not even for the fact that we are of different sex, but for the fact that we are not born equal, as a saying goes, all fingers are not equal, the ability that one is born with may differ and varies from what the other person is born with even as siblings.
Gender equality is a state where everyone, male and female, has equal rights, equal responsibility and equal opportunities. Where every member of a society, be it male or female, is seen equally in the eyes of the law and is also treated equally in the eyes of the law. No preference in job opportunities by employers, and has equal responsibilities in society and also in families.
In the part of the world i come from, roles are assigned to the members of the society according to their gender, the main responsibility of the man who is the head of the family is to provide and protect his family, while the woman's major role in the family is to take care of the family by cooking, cleaning and doing other household chores.
As much as a lot of women strive for gender equality, a lot of these women still don't like to take responsibility. Yes, they want equal opportunities and equal rights, but they still find it difficult to take responsibility. It strikes me hard to see that Most women in their nature still want a man to take care of them as his responsibility. I have seen a video on Instagram that portrays a bad image of this lady. So the lady went out with her guy, who paid for all expenses, while she was aware that he had less than 500 dollars in his entirety, but she comfortably spent this money with him while she had nearly a million dollars, which she inherited from her dad before he passed away.
While this is so, most families still live in the traditional settings where the man takes the whole responsibility of taking care of the family, providing all basic needs for his wife and children, while allowing his wife to keep all that belongs to her. I have seen a lot of men who will beat their chest, saying they cannot let their wife spend her dime to take care of the family. While this is nice, it also puts a lot of pressure on the man, especially when he is not too strong financially.
In my understanding of gender equality, if things are to be done right in the family, there should be no gender role but equal and shared responsibility financially and otherwise, the man should not be tasked with the responsibility of providing for the family alone it should be a case where they do everything together as one rather than having a specific duty for as the male role or the female responsibility.
Thank you for reading. My name is @rishagamo, and this is my response to the Hive Learners weekly Featured Content Week 177 Episode 03: “GENDER EQUITY”.