My mother says that men are better cooks (if they ever cook) than women, if, only if, a man cleans, he does it finer than a woman, they even are better tailors than female tailors. Afterwards, she will say that women are only good at bearing children because Allah has given them this role. Now, as much as I disliked the idea, I never dared to disagree with my mother in front of her because after all she taught me how to be a strong woman. She is my inspiration and I am just like her. My mother is a woman of perspective, a strong willed, wise lady. She believes in women empowerment more than most of our women. Then, the question always raised in my mind why she would think like that until I came to realize that she is right. Yes, men are better at everything they do, if they are getting paid for it . If they do it for a living, they surely do it well, but if they got a chance to cook at home, the after effects on kitchen will be chaotic, every wife knows. But every wife will...
Depression is a feeling of persistent sadness and hopelessness. It is a disorder having its’ various symptoms and one gets diagnosed by an expert after technical probing. But these days, women claim to experience depression as if it is as common as feeling sad sometimes. Sure, it begins with sadness. Stress due to a tensed situation in life can be a reason too. I am going to focus on South Asian women feeling sad or worthless because apparently every one of them seems to claim that they experience depression often. Well, it is NOT depression but it can turn into it. It is feeling sad and worthless. It is having low self-esteem. Our women spend their lives working for others, their husbands, children, family, in-laws etc. Some enjoy it too, while others complain about it. When they reach their menopause the feeling starts. The feeling that "I am worthless, I'm important to no one, my word is least important, what? Do they think I'm insane? I've sacrificed my whole life...