Postby Niya » Fri Jun 08, 2012 4:44 pm
I concur with Sahan-Galbeed! People have been duped into believing in stereotypes and false rules for the sole purpose of tilting power, control and access in favor of men. Environment , conditioning and intimidation are the invisible shackles that keep women down. Women have been duped into believing their raison d'etre, their very existence is validated by being associate of other:- wife > mother which policy-makers (read men) have not accommodated at all. Therefore professionally women lag. (Note to the seef la bood: I am not saying anything is wrong with being a wife or mother) But, they whole system is rigged against women and hence the stereotype that perpetuates that women are weak, drop out of school, drop out of labor force etc and therefore can not take on leadership positions because they do not have the Constitution or the experience.
Picture this, if men got pregnant, there would have been family laws decreeing m/paternity leave to be 9 months, work space would have rooms for cribs, playground, and childcare would be free and it would be okay to take time off/paid leave for "that time of the month"
Sahan, sorry I digress. My point is biology is not a handicap contrary to popular beliefs. The system is rigged and if some are happy with it, it is fine, I just don't think stereotypes and stories about wixii xun ba xaawo leh is true.
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