In 2016, an advertisement for Procter & gamble’s Laundry brand Bilang in India raised the question of “women doing housework.” It is said that in India, a country where male chauvinism prevails. After the advertising was launched, 1.5 million Indian men decided to lead by example and get involved in household activities. Please watch:
The two-minute story begins when my daughter walks in the door. When the father came to the daughter’s home, looking at the successful daughter home is still busy doing housework, take care of the children, make tea for her husband, prepare dinner. Busy in and out, without a moment’s rest. While the side of the husband but sitting on the sofa Internet, watching TV, not to help the meaning.
Also, from this picture, why it must be a mom? Can’t be a dad?
So, why must it be women who do the laundry? I think it’s sexist. Why are women better at housework than men? Or is it because women should do more housework? This goes against the principle of equality between men and women.
The so-called equality between men and women in labor work is reflected in the social division of labor under the background of traditional culture. Women cannot engage in low-level labor, and domestic labor belongs to this category. Also, according to the traditional patriarchal thought, men and women are different from each other, and men are inferior to women, which is the natural and normal order. This idea has been popular for thousands of years, is unfair, unjust, and very outdated. In my opinion, sexist elements in advertisements should be removed or changed.
It is widely believed that men who are ambitious, competitive, and do most of the family work should make a lot of money in the workplace. He even gave a strange look to a man with a feminine personality. Women are generally perceived as emotional, needing protection, etc., and should eventually give up work and return to their families. [Denying their ability to do their job] also names the top women in the workplace as “strong women,” “social butterflies,” and other gender-specific labels.
However, I recently saw a variety show in which the topic was: Is female-only parking discrimination?
Discrimination: setting large parking Spaces for women implies that women are bad drivers. To turn social prejudice into reality, to expose to the public the implication that a certain aspect of the group is inadequate, is discrimination.
Think not discrimination: female parking space is aimed at the need of women, if you do not need to park in a large parking space, you can choose a general parking space, is not mandatory you must park in the exclusive parking space for women. You have the right to choose, so it’s not discrimination.
So, in the face of “sexism,” besides our passion to resist all prejudice against gender, we also need to rationally determine what is real sexism.
By extension, it’s a reminder not to be overly sensitive, blindly judgmental. We advocate equality between men and women, which means equality in spirit, access to and use of rights, rather than all-round and absolute equality. We recognize that there are differences between men and women, but don’t overreact to something that involves gender. For example, if the boss considers the pregnancy of a female employee and discusses with her whether she needs to reduce the workload, this is not sexism, but the care of the enterprise. She has her own choice and can choose not to accept it. But if a boss removes a woman from her job because she is pregnant, takes a pay cut, etc., this is sexism. And the key thing to determine is whether you have a choice in a situation, in a behavior.
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I really liked this post because I had never even heard of this story until this article. It’s interesting to see how even in India they struggle with some systematic injustice regarding women and housework. Overall a very good read and a great job!!
I liked this post because it’s something I hadn’t really thought of. I also really thought the video was helpful for adding some context. It’s amazing how basic rights are still being taken from people in the world.
This is an important issue that doesn’t get talked enough about. I am glad that you wrote your paper on this. This should not be the social norm anymore. It’s sad to see that this is still the common belief. More women are working now than ever. It makes me sad that how women are still looked at as having to do all the household tasks. Im glad you are brining light to this issue.
I really loved reading this post! I think this is a really important topic and I am glad you decided to bring some light to it
Thank you for writing about this topic and for the research you have done. It can be challenging to overcome gender norms in a relationship. For my husband and I, we both grew up in families where the father worked all day and the mother was the keeper of all things in the house. We sometimes struggle to keep a balance of chores with my natural tendency to do everything, and his struggle to find where he fits in. I saw a lot of myself (minus the kid) in that video, as I’m often juggling a lot of house chores.