Womanism

A widely accepted idea that is being pushed today is equality between men and women. In the past 100 years, the rights for women have come a long way. Woman now have the right to vote, have equal wades, and are able obtain a college degree. Because of the sacrifices made by many great and strong women in our history, women basically have the same rights as men. In our modern society, some feminists are trying to take another step with feminism. They believe that there needs to be an absolute equality, not just political equality or equality in rights. They want to be looked at as the same. I personally have a different view.

                                           

Having a view that is not congruent with modern feminists, may be seen as sexist. Although I do see a difference in men and women, I do not see one gender as superior to the other. My wife is far more intelligent and capable of doing anything than I am. The only edge that I have on her is I can lift heavier things. With my wife being better at just about everything than I am, she is very different than I am. We think completely different, and we act completely different, and we are made so different. Not only do we have physical differences, but psychological and chemical differences.

          The genetic brain structure has been proven to be different between men and women. If we turn to neuroscience to take a look at these differences, we can see a concrete difference. Men have been proven to have 6.5 times more gray matter than women, and women have 10 times more white mater than men. What do these differences mean? Grey matter is more connected to processing and white matter is what connects information between more parts of the brain. This is why men can be more focused on one task, while women are thinking about multiple tasks. There are many theories connected to  this discovery to interpret what this means. But the bottom line is that men and women think different. It’s not that one is better than the other, it is just different.

          Modern Feminism fights for women’s rights, which is great, but they also fight gender related roles, which can be great and can be incongruent the divine nature of men and women. The idea of a woman staying home with children can be seen as sexist. The household chores are seen to be pulled into the idea of staying home with children. If a woman is to stay home with the kids, then she is also supposed to cook, clean, and do laundry. This is sexist. In my opinion, chores are different than responsibilities.

                                             

          A family is the biggest blessing and the most fulfilling thing that we can have in this life. Everything that we do should revolve around our current or future families. We should always be preparing and bettering ourselves for the sake of our children. The natural and divine instinct that a woman has is motherhood. There is a special attachment between a mother and her child. Woman are naturally more nurturing and caring toward their children. Men are naturally more concerned about the families wellbeing, financial and physical. While there are some exceptions, these are true to most couples. My brother is an example of the switch of these gender roles. His wife was making more money in her profession than he was, so when they had a baby, he stayed at home with the baby while she went off to work. While his wife was at work, she couldn’t concentrate on work because she was too preoccupied with thinking about the baby. He, on the other hand, didn’t feel like he was contributing to the families well-being. Resentment arose between the two because they both felt like the other was contributing more, even though they were doing what should be done.

          Each family has their own exceptions and due to the current economy, there  are new demands for the family. But a family is like a motor engine composed of many parts. Each part plays a different role in making the engine run. Each is different, but equally important.