Since childhood, we’ve all learned so much just by watching the people around us—how they act, speak, and handle things. Slowly, without realizing it, we start following those same patterns.
I’ve noticed how men and women react differently to the same problems or situations. Why is that? Did they pick up these habits from their parents or the people they grew up with, just like I did?
For a long time, I never paid attention to these patterns in myself. They felt so normal, so natural, that I didn’t even think about them.
Take a simple example: when we’re hungry, we usually go to our mother. But if she’s not around, and only our father is there, we might just stay quiet and wait. This small thing says a lot about how we assign roles to people without even realizing it.
In many homes, responsibilities are split this way. Fathers handle the decisions and finances, while mothers take care of emotions, food, and family bonding. Both roles are important, but society doesn’t treat them equally.
In India, it’s common for the father or an elder male to be seen as the head of the family—the strength, the identity. Rarely do we see an elder woman in that role, even though she holds the family together in so many ways.
These differences aren’t just about families; they shape how we think and act as adults too. They build certain expectations—men feel entitled to make decisions, while women are expected to adjust, stay silent, or put others first.
I’ve heard women talk casually about how their husbands might slap them if they disagree or how they avoid arguments by saying yes to everything. They laugh about being told not to thread their eyebrows or talk on the phone, like it’s all normal.
What’s shocking is how easily we accept these things. Nobody questions them. And it makes me wonder—how far are we, really, from equality? It feels like we’re still so far behind.
Here I share my thoughts and feelings along with learnings about being a Woman in a society while continuously expanding my knowledge on similar topics.
Thank you for Reading.