Gender equality is having equal rights, opportunities and responsibilities for all genders. In some countries around the world, Men are given more power and have control over women. They believe that women should stay home to handle all the housework and take care of the kids while their husband goes to work. When the husband gets home from work, dinner should be ready, and the house should be clean. I don’t feel there is anything wrong with this if it’s what keeps a marriage in a good place, but I also feel that in a marriage there are many ways to support each other. Life today is very hard, and everything is very expensive. If there is more than one income at home, it is easier to cover the expenses. In the S.T.A.R interview, Sylvia Rivera mentions that she doesn’t believe that a transvestite or a woman should do all the washing or all the cooking and do everything that’s forced on by society and the establishment that woman have to do this (12). I agree with what Rivera believes because if you are in a relationship and you really love someone, you will support that person in every way that you can.
Everything at home should be 50/50 like one day you will cook and the next day your spouse will cook. One of the first questions I get asked when I’m getting to know someone is, “Do you know how to cook?” I know many married couples who both the husband-and-wife handle all the responsibilities at home whether it’s cleaning, cooking or taking care of the kids. They don’t do it because someone told them they are supposed to, they do it because they love each other, and they are there to support one another. If we want to see change in the world, we must change the way we think. Growing up, I always heard “The man should always pay.” Why should the man always pay? Just because he’s a man? I don’t feel there is anything wrong with a woman treating a man to dinner or buying him a nice gift to make him feel special. I have been on dates in the past where I paid for dinner or movies. When you are in a relationship or married, you do anything you can to make sure that person is always happy. Just like women, men also love to feel appreciated.
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I like your entry a lot. You brought up some great points about gender equality. I especially agree with the idea that in a marriage, everything should be equal, it’ll help the relationship become stronger. When you brought up the idea of a man always paying, it reminded me of this discussion that was going around on social media about whether or not a man should always pay for something in a relationship. Now I understand that some woman feel like that is the case and that is okay, but personally I believe that a man doesn’t always have to pay, a woman can also. It’ll show the man that he is appreciated in the relationship. Very good argument !
Thank you so much! I agree with you that everything should be equal in a relationship because it will help the relationship become stronger. I don’t like to hear things like “That’s a woman’s job” when both can support each other in many ways.
I just want to start off by saying I love your phrase ” if we want to see a change in the world, we must change the way we think.” I think this is so important especially in today’s world. I believe this stereotype needs to be deconstructed that women belong solely in the house. I think having equal shares in a relationship is the most important aspect of gender equality. You made a very strong argument.
Thank you for your feedback! I always say if we want to see change in the world, we should be willing to make changes in ourselves.
Mildred,
You make some great points here, but you don’t sufficiently use support from the text you chose. Remember that the assignment is supposed to make a claim that you back up with using one of our course texts, and there is quite a bit in the STAR interview that can do that, but one quote isn’t enough.
A more specific title would also help guide your reader — “Gender Equality” is prretty broad, and you seem to be most interested in the domestic labor/domestic equity aspect of it. (In addition to the Rivera interview, the Davis chapter about housework would have been really interesting textual content to include/respond to!)
Structure-wise, I think it could be interesting to split the last graf in half and use the first half to anchor your intro graf (and your claim) and the second half as a conclusion. This would weave your experiences more cleanly into the broader discussion Rivera presents.
I’m looking forward to your final project and more of your annotations!
Prof. A