Throughout the ages women are being repressed by male dominated society. It is not just based on mere discriminative point of view in my opinion, it is also a gender role. Men would not (and do not) know what to do if the women would do the same things with themselves. Men should be the hero, the martyr, the suffered and the survived. These are the so called manly powers. In our day, most women have these powers and they are seen as the superior women in our society. The successful, knowledgable and dominant woman figure can be seen now.
However, while women figure changes, the feminine qualities are staying the same. Attending the household, taking care of kids, cooking, cleaning, keeping the family together, still burdens to the modern women. These are the basic woman qualities, but if a man has them, unlike the vice-versa, is not appreciated enough. The gentleness make the man “unmanly”. I think there is still a discrimination, whether it is positive or negative, manly qualities are being praised, while womanly qualities are staying the same level.
In my opinion, Turkey has the most concrete family life within keeping these traits to the respective gender. That is not a good thing obviously, but we are not that different from the Mallard’s.
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