Matriarchal Coxswain

I was born in a free country, a country proud of it’s national heritage, culture diversity and variety. Varied regions, worshiping entities, languages & dialects and views. In my limited lifetime, I can say that our country has been progressive so far for some and stable for some but on and all, it has been quite a journey. Now for instance, females have been new emerging market for many corporations and curiosity to understand them has grown by leaps and bound. A certain mythological creature till late 2000s, women were associated in their traditional avatars of being mothers, homemakers and wife. Very recently, they have come into limelight for occupying novice positions such as CEOs of conglomerates, digital influences, story tellers, STEM innovators and motivators. But if I have to compare the progress of men in last 2 decades, I am still stuck with Moon landing in 1969.

Men have typically demonstrated a very mediocre existence since the stone age. Their chores included hunting, fishing and roaming in groups (security). after ages down the evolutionary cycles, families were just happy to have birthed a male. His only job post opening his eyes was to loiter around and stick his nose in other’s business but loved by all. On the other hand, a girl child being born and your entire future planning begins. Father gets busy with financials and dealing with societal pressure, mothers get busy with passing down her skills to next generation and finally the girls are tested at every turn and judged by all.

A transformation of a girl into womanhood is not easy. she is tested in the way she talks, walks, cooks, cleans and has to take care of families and manage a society. basically, she is an MBA Graduate even before she appears for her Higher Secondary. She is nurtured in a way where everything in future is bleak…..’ Na jaane aage kya hoga waha? Bhagwaan bharose’ Boys to men are simple, no stress of learning 21 skills before you hit 16 and with security that the previous generations has amassed in terms of wealth would be eventually for his taking. Very recently, few issues have started coming up to the surface and therefore the word ‘Equality” is resonating in many circles.

In 21st Century, the condition remains where men still engage in bar brawls and women dreams to acquire leadership roles in organisations. The later has stood the tests of time and has emerged victorious is many ways. She surely knows how to rock a cradle and rule worlds. So kind request to all men out there, if we do not lift ourselves to their standards of walking a mile in ‘Prada’ stilettos and still balancing families and work, we would be so far thrown back in time that the only comparison of our gender would be with a potato.

I agree that men are also progressing and this post is not a comparison to begin with. This post in no way puts any gender of pedestal or remarks the other. However as a connoisseur for progress it’s high time when equality is observed with all the genders, unanimously instead of asking.