Ageing has a huge impact on women's lives. Women who are looking younger than their age are praised and celebrated for their efforts. A huge pressure is put on women's shoulders to look young. They are advised to take care of their skin. Men are allowed to have white hairs and it is considered graceful. A man with salt and pepper hair style is considered as confident. Women are advised to apply anti ageing cream after they have reached 30. Even signs of ageing are not allowed on women's face. Women of all sections of society are taking efforts to make themselves look young. Men are considered to be ageing gracefully like a fine wine. On the other hand,women are not allowed to age. If an man works more than his retirement age he is pitied. His sons and daughters are advised to give them rest. Women are working for their children and grandchildren even in their old age in their homes. "Retirement" is a word not even considered for women. Let a women be working ...
Most girls and women are still defined by word "marriage". Marriage is the bench mark every women should undergo before certain age. This pressure to get married at young age makes Indian women to leave work force. Marriage comes with it's own set of responsibilities of domestic chores, child bearing and rearing,elder care etc. Yesterday's traditional conservative value system and today's liberal value system create conflicts in women's life. Women demand self respect, self esteem, value and rights. This creates conflicts in families. Men,on the other hand,does not know how to handle their life partner. They are confused by their mother's conservative views and wife's modern views. They end up hurting their wife. A women refuses to accept unfair treatment from husband and in-laws. Women are encouraged to work. The women's job and salary has become a talking point even in arranged marriage set ups. Matrimonial classified ads,which is the reflec...
Women are believed to lack business skills. Business people are expected to have sons for business lineage. The patriarchal set up of women leaving her natal home and living in her husband's home have created a havoc in women's business dreams. Women are let to work,not encouraged for business. People fear that it may create a disturbance in finding a good life partner. Even for men,business is encouraged only in business communities. People fear no proofs can be shown for prospective brides / bride grooms. In case of working, the identity cards,Income tax returns and salary certificates exists as valid proof. We all might have seen many company's name as x & brothers, y & sons. Where are companies in the name of x & sisters or z & daughters. Why can't daughters do business with their father or mother? Is the question in my mind. Why sons are considered as business heir?. Even in well established businesses , only sons inherit businesses and are expe...
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