A woman should not come out of her home to join a profession unless she is in a dire need of earning money.
It is the dictum that we commonly hear in our society. The prevalent ideology is the women are just born to be a housekeeper. The major purpose of their being is to manage household chores. In order to pursue their dream professions, women need to face a number of societal constraints ranging from opposition from their families to discrimination at their workplace.
We leave an array of professions open for men. If a man doesn’t have the potential to become an engineer, doctor, or pilot, we won’t have any problem looking at them as a photographer, baker, chef, or whatsoever. It is because we accept that everyone is not alike and doesn’t have equal abilities.
However, in the case of women, the ideology is upside down. No matter how capable she is of becoming a doctor, pilot, or engineer, etc., the mandatory profession opened for her is to be a housekeeper. To support this ideology we have theological arguments that logically defend little of it.
God is more than perfect in His tasks. He hasn’t left any loophole in His creation. He hasn’t given any species the abilities it didn’t require. The rabbit isn’t meant for eating meat, he doesn’t have canines. The cat is not created for flying, it doesn’t have wings. The birds need not swim, they don’t have gills. Fish is not meant for land, it doesn’t have lungs. Had not God created women for joining the variety of professions, he wouldn’t have given her the ability to solve mathematical problems, to understand robotics algorithms and scientific notions, to draw architectural drawings, etc. If God has given them all these abilities, there is no rationale behind stopping the women from becoming something other than housekeepers.
I am not saying to drag every woman into professionalism. It should be at their discretion what they want to become. It is important for their well-being.
Just like a bird in a cage can never be happy; the soul of a scientist can never be satisfied if forced into the avatar of a housekeeper. We need to understand the sole purpose of professionalism is not to earn money. It is far beyond that. Everyone has been provided with a unique set of abilities. In order to attain the real purpose of one’s presence in the world, there is a need to unleash one’s God-gifted qualities.
Let me summarize the whole argument in a few lines.
If all men are not born to become doctors, teachers, scientists, pilots, or engineers so nor does every woman is born to be a housekeeper. Opting for a profession is not just about earning money; it is more about unleashing one’s innate potential, attaining self-worth, and self-actualization.
first published on uptrennd.com