Women's Role

2 Pages 540 Words

We live in an age where women have gained access, and freedoms to explore a wide range of interest, and life styles more than they ever could in the past: freedoms to enter the man’s work force; freedom to hold bank accounts, and get mortgages and loans. In some states, they even have the freedom to marry the same sex. In this age of increasing change, there is one area that I feel women got confused and would need help to make a right decision in their lives whether to look after the family or to work outside the home. In this case I would mention that women in modern society who do not work are in the worst position then those who are occupied in some activity because of three reasons – working woman is independent, in majority of cases she has better education and she lives in better conditions, then that who doesn’t work.
In my opinion, today the idea of having a good job and career makes women struggle for their great wishes in life and to achieve certain level of independence. It unavoidably affects their family status. If housewife is considered to be inferior to her husband because she doesn’t earn money and moreover lives on money of her husband, it is generally thought that the husband has a right to do with her whatever he pleased. It was until the recent times the great problem especially for Asian countries. On the contrary, if woman does work and has some stable income, the husband will never allow himself to “exercise” his power on her, because she is the same breadwinner as her husband, and their rights and liabilities in family are divided equally.
The second argument of mine states that those women who work have better education and the level of development then those who stay at home. It is because those working at home do not have that experience and viewpoint as business women do, who work among other people, and can learn their views and accept their knowledge as well. At the same time interests ...