Fallacy Of Women Essay

In Canadian culture we have the fallacy that women can do anything that men can do (Harris, 1982, p. 214). They can raise their children, clean the house, make dinner, have a full time career, make a triple figure salary and still have time to catch up on Greys Anatomy. This could not be further from the truth. There is an ongoing struggle for women who are “caught in the midst of conflicting values and expectations”, there simply is no winning (Harris, 1982, p.214). If a woman goes to work and provides for her family she is seen as neglecting her responsibilities as a wife, nonetheless if she decides to be a housemother she is falling into the ‘sexist values’ of traditional society (Harris, 1982, p. 215). In conjunction, women are still discriminated …show more content…
In Hindu religion, the traditional views of men and women roles are magnified. According to Janiswal (2014), in her novel Indian Arranged Marriages scripture tells Hindus “the role of the husband includes providing for, caring for and protecting the wife, and the role of the wife is to be devoted to the husband and to look after his children (p.14). Similar to Canada, in India men are giving more power and abilities socially, economically, and culturally which means that Indian women are dependent on men in all facets of their lives (Janiswal, 2014, p.15). Women are even restricted in terms of what they can and cannot do for small things such as leaving the house; and Indian woman must always have the permission of her husband before doing something (Janiswal, 2014, p.15). Janiswal tells us that it is only after bearing her husband a child will a woman have opportunities to have a say in the goings on of her home, yet it will not be close to the equivalency of her husband (Janiswal, 2014, …show more content…
This is an integral part of all Indian life, not just marriage. In the simplest of terms the caste system groups people based on their social standings (Manian, n.d). The caste system dates back hundreds of years ago and is rooted in the Hindu religion. It dictates whom you may interact with and what kind of life you can have (Manian, n.d). It is set up in the form of a hierarchy (Manian, n.d). Essentially there are four branches of the class system in India: the Brahmin, the Kshatriyas, the Vaisya and the Shudra (Janiswal, 2014, p.15). Brahmans are seen as the most knowledgeable in terms of education and scripture (Manian, n.d). Kshatriyas are the public service workers and judicial workers (Manian, n.d). Vaishya are the day to day businessmen (Manian, n.d). Shudra are low to unskilled labourers (Manian, n.d). Though laws and social rules have been set into place to stop the discrimination against classes, these still do happen (Manian, n.d). The most common practice of putting these into social life, is through marriage. Men and woman are obligated to marry within their