Women And Careers

There has been a lot of debate, during the recent years, concerning career women. Simply put there seems to be a question mark in the minds of most people, women included, when the issue of a career, or lack of it, is raised with regard to women. Why does such an issue occur? How many times have we heard a similar question being raised when it is a man at the receiving end? If the answer to that question is 'never', then why is it so? Is it because women are considered to be home makers, their primary responsibility being to give birth, rear children, tend to the home, and lead a domesticated existence? Does having a career mean that a woman is less able to discharge her responsibilities on the home front? No one questions a man's credentials when it comes to dealing with more than one thing at a time, albeit he is never expected to the family situation, other than providing for his brood. Is it because a woman is considered physically weak, and therefore unable to withstand the rigours of multi-tasking? And when some women do make a perfect balance of both her career and her home, she is more often than not accused of using her "charms" to get away with doing less than her male counterparts, and therefore is robbed of her just dues. The sad part of this situation is that more often than not it is women themselves who would get in the way of their sisters and prevent them from utilising their potential to the very maximum.

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