2021: Does gender role really matters when it comes to work and responsibility?
Today's news highlighting the story about a young mother who is proud of her job driving an express bus despite unfavourable comments questioning her career choice, has captured attention and inspire other women to follow suit.
It is no secret in our society that certain type of works are deemed to be too 'masculine' for women to partake or too 'feminine' for men to be part of. Too often we hear the stereotypical remarks that says 'women's place are in the kitchen and the children' while 'men are meant to be out there working to bring income to the household'. We need to realize that there should never be a categorization in the first place. Especially now, in the era where we are seeing more women are out there working while contributing to the household as well.
I believe that men and women should bear the same burden and acknowledgement in both workplace and household matters. If you are capable in performing the roles in any kind of job in the workplace, then your gender should not matter. Let's also normalize a shared responsibility in household matters; from daily chores to parents-teachers meeting, both men and women need to get involved. I believe that gender does not predetermined that one is above the other in household matters.
When men and women are truly working together to bring the best out of another, that is the time when our society and our country would be able to prosper exponentially. Nearing 2021, let's all take the initiative to be more involved in removing gender-role stereotypes from our society. Regardless of gender, I believe that all of us are capable to bring a better change to our families, our societies and ultimately our country. We just need to be courageous enough to start.
Source: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/12/30/this-bus-driver-holds-her-own
