Do women need more freedom?
By vijayanths
@vijayanths (7877)
India
January 3, 2010 6:11am CST
We come across people talking about liberated women. Some people say that women are enjoying equal freedom nowadays and some say it is not equal yet. I also think that they are not yet equal.
What do you think? In what are the areas they still need more freedom?
Will it affect the family set up if women get equal freedom?
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9 responses
@eshaan (6188)
• India
3 Jan 10
our social structure is designed in the way that we need women to be bounded a bit to home..if they are given freedom still they have to carry out responsibilities of household chores, etc...what is needed is proper understanding..i dont think that they are behind in any fields, it all depends on the support and help they get from their homes.
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@vijayanths (7877)
• India
4 Jan 10
you are absolutely right eshaan. Glad you have understood life so well.I am proud to be your friend.
@CristiansNana (101)
• United States
4 Jan 10
Tell you all what....you MEN stay at home and raise the children you impregnant us with, clean the house, run errands all day, look after your family memebers, prepare and cook all the meals and we WOMEN will be glad to go to work. "Bound" to the house...I think this is the sickest most male dominating discussion I have ever tripped into. You all will have a special place in a very hot place for these kinds of attitudes. If I was your wife I would kick you to the curb and then take you for every dime you had.
@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
3 Jan 10
In some areas yes they do, and I think sometimes it is men that suppress them...in some cultures it seems it is the norm and even in the western world, I waws just told by a friend the other day that when he married his wife he insisted she say "obey" in the vows, he didn't just her...and she still married him so I think sometimes women don't take the freedom and right that are there...
@vijayanths (7877)
• India
4 Jan 10
Yes in some ares women still need more freedom lilaclady as you said.
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@kalav56 (11464)
• India
5 Jan 10
This word "freedom" should be properly defined Vijayanths.
THis word "equality" seems to mean different things for different women.For eg, I see an increase in the number of women smokers in Mumbai--[I frankly feel that it is only to establish their equality that this habit has started. I am talking purely from an Indian context where these things were pretty rare many years ago.Advancement and modernisnm should be seen in outlook, perspective and attitudes.Now what does this "Freedom" imply?--perhaps , in rural areas where literacy rates are low, girls are not allowed to preform or enjoy certain liberties like their male counterparts.THere is also a lot of importance attached to the safety of women and they are protected.In educated circles, women are given a lot of freedom.Middleaged mothers ensure that.
If this word"freedom"implies "finacial" freedom where a woman can spend her own money , I think the decision would be between a husband and wife where the element of fairness and right attitude would be the deciding factors.
This word"freedom". whether it is applied to a man or a woman must be taken in its proper perspective .It will definitely affect the family setup if the word is taken in a loose sense.Neither a man nor a woman can overstep certain limits if they have to instil a proper sense of values to their children.
If we have to generalise I still feel that it may not be a big problem in educated circles and women are given freedom.
@kalav56 (11464)
• India
5 Jan 10
This word "freedom" should be properly defined Vijayanths.
This word "equality" seems to mean different things for different women. For e.g., I see an increase in the number of women smokers in Mumbai--[I frankly feel that it is only to establish their equality that this habit has started. I am talking purely from an Indian context where these things were pretty rare many years ago. Advancement and modernism should be seen in outlook, perspective and attitudes. Now what does this "Freedom" imply?--perhaps, in rural areas where literacy rates are low, girls are not allowed to perform or enjoy certain liberties like their male counterparts. There is also a lot of importance attached to the safety of women and they are protected. In educated circles, women are given a lot of freedom.Middleaged mothers ensure that.
If this word"freedom"implies "financial" freedom where a woman can spend her own money, I think the decision would be between a husband and wife where the element of fairness and right attitude would be the deciding factors.
This word” freedom". Whether it is applied to a man or a woman must be taken in its proper perspective .It will definitely affect the family setup if the word is taken in a loose sense. Neither a man nor a woman can overstep certain limits if they have to instill a proper sense of values to their children.
If we have to generalize I still feel that it may not be a big problem in educated circles and women are given freedom.
@grecychunny26 (9483)
• Philippines
7 Jan 10
I guess we needed equal freedom but there are many consequences in everything.Like for example freedom to mingle hahahahah, no, like this when we go to a club for a girls night out we should not get drunk and avoid potential arguments with someone. I have seen on the television a group of women joined in this fight and they look stupid. Why are they doing that to themselves, that is why some women are not to be respected because when they are drunk they are totally wild. About areas, I guess on areas of marriage. Some women gave up their career for their marriage life, so what happen if they marriage life fails there is no money left for them because they depend on their husband. I guess women should have freedom to do not give up their career. AS some cases their husband wants them at home not at work, they forced to do it because of the love for their husband.
@pastorkayte (2255)
• United States
4 Mar 10
This question I think really depends on where you are from. Women in the US are extremely liberated, which is some countries may not look good. Women take masculine jobs, and some men work from home so they care for families, most women run large businesses, some women are the CEOs the top officers, and the top money earners in the home. So I think this question is more for countries where women are not treated equal.
@bingchen (1119)
• China
3 Jan 10
i think that women need more freedom.although we always advocate women's freedom,but i find that many important position could not appeared women's figure.at the same time as family i dont think that women can get equal freedom,when i asked my husband this question,why should our women stay at home doing housework and look after children?he think that it is my women's duty.what he said make me disappointed,i should teach him lesson and let know what is real women.
@CristiansNana (101)
• United States
3 Jan 10
You let me know if you need some pointers on how to teach him a lesson...HE IS WRONG!!
@vijayanths (7877)
• India
4 Jan 10
Yes still women have not got full rights from men. But I am sure they will be enjoying more freedom than men after a few decades.
@roberten (3128)
• United States
4 Jan 10
A woman has the freedom that she chooses inspite of laws and traditions just as any man. Women bare the men who tend to dominate cultures, therefore hold the power to change the world through there off-spring. Limits are just restrains imposed by man; freedom springs from the heart and knows no boundries.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
3 Jan 10
hi vijayanths I am in the US but while women have gained a lot
they still need to be better paid,they are still being paid less
for the same jobs as men get paid a lot better. pay us the same
salaries as men and I think most of us will be much happier. its now a must that both husband and wife have jobs outside the home just to keep up with the lousy economy. as far as the family set up is concerned women should now expect more help from the greedy men who plop down in front of the TV while women do house work 2/7 and the men are down in 8 hours time for men to help with the work of the house.
@CristiansNana (101)
• United States
3 Jan 10
Wow, I gotta tell ya...I am from the United States and it sickens and saddens me that this is still going on. What RIGHT do men have to tell us what we can/can not do, where we can/can not go, who we can/can not see, whether we can/can not work or attend school....my God the list goes on. "Family set up".....we bear your children (something a MAN would die doing), we keep your homes and make sure you are happy. These things are NOT OUR DUTY but something we do to make the person we love happy. Here in the US, women are presidents of companies, they are doctors, lawyers, ect... and we STILL care for our families. Anything less is degrading to women and would be considered abuse here.
