Are women sacrificing themselves at the altar of being independent?
Ask any girl today and she wants to be a professional in name it and that field. It is the norm Women have come out of their cocoon and want to shine in what has been a predominantly make bastion...the outside world, and they are scaling new heights everyday, achieving and conquering new frontiers effortlessly or so it seems. Herein lies the problem. When men work, they work. Period. Ok, a few nice guys will maybe lend a hand at home but it is not expected of them to do so, if they do it, it's laudable but if they don't it is not made into a big issue.
Not so for women. They are now expected to be super women, both at home and work, supermoms too and bring up exemplary children, all while being perfectly turned out and chilled out too.
A new worrying trend is men insisting they want working women only for wives. These men also expect them to be perfect homemakers. Women are getting sucked into this dual role, some flourish but many perish as they're unable to manage. And often children are the collateral damage. Independent women don't have it easy. It comes at a huge price of health, peace of mind and happiness. For those who are able to bridge the two effortlessly, it's paradise but this number is not as large as its made out to be.
A thought to ponder.
Ask any girl today and she wants to be a professional in name it and that field. It is the norm Women have come out of their cocoon and want to shine in what has been a predominantly make bastion...the outside world, and they are scaling new heights everyday, achieving and conquering new frontiers effortlessly or so it seems. Herein lies the problem. When men work, they work. Period. Ok, a few nice guys will maybe lend a hand at home but it is not expected of them to do so, if they do it, it's laudable but if they don't it is not made into a big issue.
Not so for women. They are now expected to be super women, both at home and work, supermoms too and bring up exemplary children, all while being perfectly turned out and chilled out too.
A new worrying trend is men insisting they want working women only for wives. These men also expect them to be perfect homemakers. Women are getting sucked into this dual role, some flourish but many perish as they're unable to manage. And often children are the collateral damage. Independent women don't have it easy. It comes at a huge price of health, peace of mind and happiness. For those who are able to bridge the two effortlessly, it's paradise but this number is not as large as its made out to be.
A thought to ponder.
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