With two female
presidents in Africa and women now battling men for political seat, it is now
more than ever that women within our continent are beginning to rise up to the
same level to their male
Equality on a
widespread scale can be argued to be idealistic, as women are mostly naturally
sculpted and gifted for certain sectors whereas men are sculpted for other
tasks as well. A woman is originally seen as a mother who nurtures and teaches
the value of morals and life skills, whereas the man is seen as the breadwinner
who goes out into the ‘wild’ to bring back the food.
Nevertheless,
during this century there has been an overturn between the responsibilities of
both genders. African men have become more reluctant to work and instead decide
to be the ones to up bring their children, whilst women more focused than ever
have gone out into what was once a male dominated ‘wilderness’.
A woman once told
us that religion, tradition and morals are passed through the mother as only
the mother knows the father of the child and has the emotional capability of
teaching her child of how to deal with emotions. A man on the other hand has
the mentality to make decision based majority on logics of gaining the best out
of it. Imagine Didier Drogba the Ivorian Captain & striker playing in
defence. Now Drogba could do well in that position but he would be most
effective up-front as a strikers. How does it relate? Place either women or men
as Drogba, then their most effective position in life as striker and the least
effective as defence.
Yet for there to
be leadership or a sense of control one must be lower than the other. Equality
can be achieved in certain scenarios as seen in our world of today, but can we
sustain this equality or are the laws made just pen on paper and not actually
implemented?
6 comments:
I agree with the way you've shown that women and men have exchanged roles.It is also my belief that the human race was designed for equality.We do not see it today,because men who are are naturally more nurturing than most or women who have more logical and leadership oriented minds do not act to their to true personalities but just adopt the general personality of a man or woman.
but do you really believe there is ever going to equality between men and women because biologically speaking men are different from women and are created to suit some of this jobs. Don't you think its just men letting the women do the jobs but not that they have now become equal?
Paul are you saying that equality is being achieved because people are not fulfilling their full potential? Equality can never fully be sustained why is it??
well i do agree my argument has many loopholes ,so let me fine it out...things like leadership and a nurturing spirit have nothing to do with biology and can cannot thus be resrtricted to one gender.Yes, in the biological sense it is difficult to find equality,but it wont be that difficult because of people's desperation .You can see it today when you find cases like female construction workers who may not be best suited for it.
Arnold,that is exactly what i am saying,it is, as shown above, not the full reason ,but it is part of it.
I strongly disagree that people not fulfilling their full potential is the reason to the rise in equality. I think people are changing. However, within the laws of nature there is never a compelete balance of equality. Take it in this way, a Lion is seen as the King of its domain whereas the Hyena is usually seen as the sly outcast therefore I ask, by having equality (although i believe in it) are not defying these laws?
Fine,we disagree on the idea of fulfilling potential.Yes i agree that that the laws of nature exist but as humans who can think and change unlike the Lion and Hyena,we can try to somehow act differntly from the laws and come closer to achieving equality.
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