Valentines Day is associated with romance and love. But is it a little one-sided?
Stereotypically, women crave their partner to be more romantic and this is one day when traditionally they should receive some gesture of love from the man in their life (we can ignore for now the glaringly obvious shallowness of this). But what should the man expect on this day… how many men are expecting a nice surprise? A very controversial comment to say that perhaps the woman should make an effort for the man, but try to see it from another angle; how can women achieve equality if they choose to act as the weaker gender in relationships. In other words, why should the man be the one running after the woman and why does she allow this? Some women might think this is great, but I think it shows that women are both allowing themselves to be patronised and also failing to show mutual love in their relationship.
Think about it for a moment and you might see that perhaps by making the man do the running, women are losing the respect of that man. I personally respect a woman who is both capable of showing love as well as receiving it. Valentines day is a day for both genders and if women really want equality, then they need to realise that equality is not only meant for the work environment. Only by both partners showing consistent mutual love to each other can they be truly equal.
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It would seem that Western culture is not always making the right moves. A British 3-year study concluded that children had a harder life now than their parents did when they were young. Part of the problem, the report states, is that parents are working more in recent times and consequently children are lacking the emotional stimulus they would normally have acquired from them. In previous generations this would have been provided by the stay-at-home mother, whereas nowadays women are far more likely to go back to work after pregnancy. This is leading to some important questions being asked about the plight of female equality. The implication is that many would see this as a call to return to old-fashioned values because of the so-called proof that working mothers damage their children’s development. I think differently. Women’s equality in the workplace and motherhood are not mutually exclusive. There is a solution to be found and it is not in the family home, but in the workplace. Working laws and culture have created an environment where men benefit more. If these laws changed to fit in more with a varied lifestyle, such as non-standard working hours, maximum number of working days, flexible working arrangements, then everyone would benefit. The rigid 9-5 working culture is geared towards the stereotypical male employee and is really a relic of a darker age. Employment flexibility is the key to ensuring that both men and women work in cultures suited to their gender and allows both parents to spend adequate time with their children. Making women the scapegoat for a fall in family cohesion, is really only a symptom of the subtle inequality which still exists in Western culture today.
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