The role of women in society is multifaceted and varies greatly depending on a variety of factors including society and even personal preferences.
Looking back at the mediaeval times for instance, women had little to no rights. They had their husbands and jobs chosen for them and one can only imagine getting entangled for life with a person you probably despise. Only a handful of women had a degree of liberty and as you would guess, this liberty was attained courtesy of the men in their lives.
Now, one could clearly say that things have changed. While there has been significant progress in advancing gender equality and women's rights in many parts of the world, there is still so much work to be done.
I can remember vividly the last encounter I had with an alpha male(or whatever he called himself). With no form of courtesy or sympathy, the young man worked up to me and the first thing he said was..
“You are one of them who are fighting for gender equality right?” Without waiting for my response he went ahead to say “go ahead and carry this”. I looked down at the load weighing about 120kg which he prompted me to carry and wondered where my famished-self was going to get the strength.
Basically, a lot of people mistake the true essence of what gender equality means. A majority of men are always too vainglorious when such a topic is brought up so they go ahead to hold mindless grudges.
Nonetheless, women play diverse roles across different spheres in contemporary society. To many, this is a horrific thing and to others, it's progress. I believe that women do not just have “one” clear role today in society. Women have a variety of roles to play as a means of supporting and keeping the society in one piece. To answer the second question for this week, I would be stating three major roles of women in no particular order.
Educators.
There was a time where women weren't even allowed to get an education as education was specially reserved for the male children.
However, women are now involved in education at all levels, serving as teachers, professors, mentors, and even administrators. The beautiful thing is that women have effortlessly fit into this role because they are naturally instructors.
Care.
One role women have maintained from the beginning of time is caregiving. Women often take on primary caregiving responsibilities within families, providing emotional support and care for everyone around them; both the sick and well individuals. This unpaid care is absolutely invaluable to society.
Community Building.
Women play active roles in building and strengthening communities through social support, volunteering, organizing and overseeing events which help to foster connection amongst community members. I say this because without all these social gatherings and get-togethers, society would be filled with a bunch of people who know nothing about each other.
To reiterate, the roles of women cannot be pinpointed as their role spans across various aspects of life. They may not recognize it now but the little contributions they make each day goes a very long way.
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The role women play in the society today are enormous. In my life one person I have met that is almost everything at thesame time is my mom. God bless their labor on our lives
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I can't imagine how women of the past times felt when told to bury their capabilities, it's a good thing the world is gradually shifting from that mentality, women are more than you can ever imagine, not the weaker vessels.
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That is absolutely right. But some women still identify as the weaker vessels.
Unfortunately there are so many countries and religions where womens rights are still ignored or even violated. It's a shame to put it mildly.
And it would probably take years for such countries or religions to reform(if ever).
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I'm glad I live in an era where I can choose my role now. I'll never forget what those before us went through to get here.
Great post.
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I am glad women of today are fully integrated into different areas of the society. I can't even begin to imagine what women of early days went through.
You are right to say women doesn't just have one role, we are nurturers and more.
Thank you for sharing.
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Lol! The alpha male that walked up to you sounded like he has seen you in his dreams 😂 or probably you offended him
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I wonder if I offended the young man o because as far as I remember, I didn't 😂
Women are makers, we build, and we sustain. Our impact in the world today has been transformational in a positive way.
I agree with you.
Women are no longer relegated to the background they're coming all out to show that they too, have a lot to offer in the society.
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That is certainly right because in the real sense, they do have a lot to offer.
When you women I hear power!! I'm glad women are dominating the world with their different abilities, currently, women are taking over the different sectors of a nation and some are even leading the men.
And this alone is progress in itself.
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Just like that alpha male. People like him doesn't know the true essence of gender equality and they feel women should also do these rigorous jobs men do but it is not that. Women also have rights to things like education, care, community building etc and they are always doing better in those roles too.
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What I keep saying is "the sooner these people(like the alpha males) get educated about such things, the better for them.
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