THE YIN YANG DILEMMA

Gender inequality is something that is sown deep into almost every single person we know. So much so, that most of us have no flinches about representing all human beings, with a single term – man.

“He who is in haste, he makes waste”“Man is a social animal” etc.– when we all very well know, that man does not singularly constitute all of society as a whole. This thought has been ingrained into every single action of ours, so deeply that many of us subconsciously believe that man and woman, are not and cannot be equal. This is what that has to change, not just for the betterment of society and human beings – this has to change for the betterment of even all our families.

Feminism simply is the belief that both men and women are equal in nature. A feminist hypocrite believes that women deserve all benefits of being called ‘the weaker sex’ yet shout out that men and women are equal. A male chauvinist believes that women cannot function appropriately without the assistance or the help of man.

Most of us, are so ignorant that we fail to notice that we are practicing propaganda for gender inequality in the smallest of our actions. Something as simple as holding the door open, or carrying their bags or even giving up seats for a woman are an outburst of the ingrained belief that women have to be taken care of by men.

Look around you, and you will realise that women are fully capable of taking care of themselves. So far, they have taken up whatever responsibility that has been thrust at them, and have excelled at it, without finding a need to compromise on what they believe in.

Some of you may find it difficult to accept the fact, but yes, men and women are equally capable for any job that is given to them. They are equally adept at providing for others as well as carrying the burden of their family on their shoulders.

Yet, society still believes that women are fragile and delicate – and hence have to be looked after by the brave and bold men. It is no fault of an individual, as after all this is a society that is constituted by a large number of men and a lesser number of women – who all are unceasingly taught that men are meant to protect, and women are meant to be submissive. This after all, is an effect similar to the monkeys in the cage , meaning, we believe that a woman is not equal to a man, without really understanding why it is being said.

To tackle the problem is by increasing sensitivity about the fact that a woman is as capable as a man to work, live, support and be beneficial to the society. We all know of legendary women and men who have proved to be successful in various walks of lives, yet we fail to recognize both of us as equal in our own lives.

It is about time we come to realise that all human beings are equal regardless of how different they are in terms of their physical features. After all, it matters not what someone is born as, but what they grow to be.”