Gender equality is the measurable equal representation of women and men.It does not imply that women and men are the same,but that they have equal value and should be accorded equal treatment.
What you just read up there only applies as definition for some people who believe that some things must be done by a particular gender only...women have been stereotyped into the kitchen role,whilst men to the bringing bread to the table role...there are so many examples.
The office scenario is another hot topic for the gender equity issue..lets discuss this .
Its a man's world?
Its woman's world?
Gender equity?
what do you believe in?
hmmm...gender equality is biutifu! Buh it has its ills. Its a man's world dats y its proper n owwk 4 a man 2 carter 4 his family wyl his wyf is busy taking care of d house. Women strtd asking 4 gender balance wen dey notisd dat dey 2 ova 4rm d men folk in running d financial marital affairs of d family. If any woman advoc8s 4 genda equality ryt nw den she shldnt cmplain dat shez doin d whole wrk n ha husband is jst a sitdon luk figure @ home.
ReplyDeleteAs much as it hurts me 2 say it but I'll agree that it's really a man's world wt d way people judge ladies
ReplyDeletei am all for gender equality,in fact its one of my passions however the female have to change their mindset before they can compel the men to respect them.
ReplyDeletewhen a typical NIG female will tell you that it is the man's responsibility "to take care of her" you begin to wonder where her sense of respect and independence has gone?
women constitute 60% of the voting bloc in NIG yet they are never united and will rather support a man than to support each other and vote for a female candidate.
you can't eat your cake and have it.if you want gender equality and respect then you must begin by rejecting the traditional norms of the man having to "take care" like a father figure.it is so 1950s women must begin to make their own money,career,business and even in marriage do their 50% or as much as they can that is the only way the man will respect you not only for contributing but because he realises how much you are contributing hence will not dare to mess up with you.
a man who contributes 80% to the marriage can insult abuse a wife as useless,a woman who contributes equal or as close to cannot be treated same way
@lucabracee wonderful comment but i trust my naija people never being able to comprehend it
DeleteU've said it all Lucabreeze. We ladies have refused to respect ourselves, how then can we be respected.
DeleteU rily don't know wat Gender equality is.wen dis was proposed, it was based on d premise dt both gender shuld ve equal opportunities esp in areas of employment, education, ownership of property.but the roles dey play are diff.it has been designed ab initio, infact subconsciously,dat a man shuld take care,protect nd provide 4 his family.if any of this is missing, then d man is lacking in his duties. To provide 4 ur family,u don't ve to exceed ur income.
DeleteAnd to back you up anon 9:06pm a man dt cannot provide for his family is worse dan an infidel. So oga luca u made sense but as per 50% contribution pls park well and take several seats!!! Nowhere was it written that a woman must provide,our job is to be a homemaker,and any man that fails to respect his wife who makes d home for him,despite the fact she has a career then such a man is a wicked and a callous man!!! Look I even vex gan,even if she jobless being a full time housewife is worse than a career,ask d full housewives and they wd tutor u!!!
DeleteBest comment @Lucabracee. You cannot eat your cake and have it. Strive for independence and you will have gender equity or near gender equity.
ReplyDeletefor me is a men's world,a woman's is just for mouth especially here in Africa.
ReplyDeleteA mens world! Rotfl
DeleteI'm a man, and I ask the men this: Through a WOMAN, the world was condemned, but through another WOMAN, the world was saved. How's it then a Man's World?
ReplyDeleteMillenial women like to scream gender equality when it comes to situations which affects them positively but would easily revert back to age old norms when the reverse situation presents itself. It is the same woman that screams gender equality that expects a man to pick the check after every date. Even the very very few ones who would ask to split the bill would ask half heartedly and then the very few would insist on splitting the bill, by the time you become semi-long term would not even remember to bring their debit card or even wallet out on a date. And when you become long term, it is this same gender equality women that would go and spend the weekend at a man's house and ask for money to cook the same food they would be eating from, money for brazilian, indian, peruvian and even togolese hair and all sorts of what nots. While i have nothing against gender equality and its good to see women earning more money nowadays and being in management positions, when it comes to money issues and opening their wallets, women should also remember to be "genderly equal". White, black, indian and Asian women are like this but I particularly found black girls and Indians to be worse off and very pretentious on their gender equality campaign and relating it to expenses.
ReplyDeleteMoney run the world who ever has money runs the world
ReplyDeletememphis that theory doesn't apply here. Look around and who do you see running things? Men get away with all sorts unlike women.
ReplyDeleteIn this society i live, there is no gender equality either in values or otherwise.
ReplyDeleteWomen always end up with the short rope!
When I consider women who didn't ride on the wings of affirmative action to get anywhere,I am proud! Show me a woman who broke the glass ceiling via hard work;without trying to compete with the next person(Male or Female)but rose to the top on merit,I become a die hard fan! Gender inequality is what 'they' talk about. Determination and success do not have Genitalia. If Queen Amina Led an army to battle in Northern Nigeria Many many years ago,If the Anikulapo kuti Matriach(mobilised her fellows) threatened a king when men feared for their lives and If Dora Akunyili narrowly missed a bullet yet continued her campaign against fake drugs,then Gender inequality is an excuse for those who don't want to get ahead. Ditto for those who ve caged talented(yet decent) women because they dumped their last name,to take on another family Name! Signed:wide eyed!
ReplyDeleteHi Stella, just making a correction, equity and equality do not mean the same thing. Gender equality has to do with the existence of equal opportunities and rewards for both men and women, a woman should have the same chances of contesting for presidency like her male counterpart, gender equity has to do with being fair/impartial, say you want to build toilets for a community, you cannot build 5 for mean and 5 for women, that is not equity, women generally take spend longer time in the toilet.
ReplyDeletePs I studied sociology.
@anon 17
ReplyDeletei agree 50% is not written anywhere,it was a suggestion however my point is what you put in a marriage or union is what you will get back in most instances.
if you have read the recent interview of the late Gani fawehinmi's wife yesterday the woman said G Fawehinmi mandated her not to continue with her education after they got married. she was also not allowed to work being a full housewife.
now a fully grown and influential woman like Gani fawehinmi's wife has to wait for the monthly stipends paid her out of the man's estate,she is even not allowed to have the key to the man's bedroom since he died till now that utter lack of respect and inequality is borne out of the fact that she is a housewife
From what you wrote above its obvious that its you men that needs to remove the mentality of inequality amongst the gender. If Gani stops her from working should she then carry a shotgun and insist she wnt stop? Then am sure that, that would be the end of the marriage.
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