Working women, (may your tribe increase) in our country, wherever they maybe... Mumbai,Madurai, Mangalore, Murtizapur, Nagpur...Dispur..or even the entire Indian Diaspora, are more often than not are haunted by too many societal and familial role expectations... Gone are the days where they needed to take permission from their better halves to work or not... they are getting a mind of their own, deciding their own course of life and at the same time, sticking to their decisions.
But..what is probably missing is the support that they need and deserve in their endeavour to not only safeguard but also maintain their individuality. I totally feel we shall forever remain wannabe professionals stuck in a rut.
To explain the opening phrase, its just a matter of living in a developed economy, where each person can afford a decent standard of living and so it is probably a land of no maids, more so a land of professional, expensive maids. .. which amounts to most people doing their own set of chores, picking up after themselves and sharing simple household burdens... can that ever happen to us ... here in India??? i truly feel its a distant dream..
Why can't housemates (read husbands, family members, in laws, outlaws, children) train themselves to share.... not just emotions and thoughts but also simple thumbtack chores???
Why should the so called," mother figure" bear the brunt of the child's tantrums, wash, clean, mend, ensure school, hobby class timings are met, in short be RESPONSIBLE for everything, meaning if anything goes wrong, she is responsible...
And, as if this is not enough also perform at work... wow!!! Will we ever start thinking on a more adult level in this lifetime???
I need answers... and i need them quick....
am sulking and clearing cobwebs in my brain at the same time...
Am sure going to spew some more sputter shortly....
this is just an unanswered prayer....
