Greek Women

2 Pages 394 Words

Women since the middle to late 1970's have been fighting for their rights, but still are burden with a male dominant society. Only men are in political power, thus making it very difficult for women to find their independence. A women is looked upon, by their male partners, as evil, because Eve was deceived by the serpent and not Adam. The most important role for a woman is to keep her virtue for the purification of the family's name. Even today, in a upcoming new world order society, a Greek woman has very little rights in her sexuality, education, and employment. The Greek man is the breadwinner and the woman is the homemaker. Though the Greek woman has little to say in a predominately male society, she in reality has the most power.
The woman of the house controls all the domestic affairs of the Greek family. Every domestic detail is decided by the wife, ranging from home furnishings to sex. Though her husband is the breadwinner and controls the family economics, it is the woman who decides how and where the money is spent. She also controls the sexual relations between her and her husband; if the wife does not want to have relations with her husband, he is simply out of luck. The Greek wife is differently the head of household, while the Greek husband is the breadwinner. The different roles of each the wife and husband is a mutual agreement.
Both male and female in the Greek society prefer to live separate lives. The men socialize with other men and the women socialize with other women. After a hard day at work, the men come together at coffee houses to socialize with one and another; most of the male's social life is done in the evening time, since they do work all day. On the other hand, the women are free to socialize all day. The women either meet with neighbors for coffee and chat, the go to church functions, or they just simply socialize while doing household chores, such as sewing or preparing meals. ...