Inequality

Gender roles in Asia

Married women are more likely to be expected to give up their career compared to their husbands, in order to raise a family.

If she works to support part of the household expenses, she works and gets home to cook, clean and care for the children.. and gets up the next day to repeat the process.

For Muslim women, the possibility of the husband marrying another is very real. It could happen, and for some husbands it is a standing joke.. for others it is a friendly 'threat' that if they're not well taken care of they'll find another.. or for any old reason: she cannot have children, she cannot have boys, she has let herself go (and so on) he will marry another. Women should STOP doing this to other women. Because the men don't bother. They just cannot stop themselves sometimes.

Maybe my friends who have chosen to remain single are on to something. It is empowering to be on your own & not be beholden to a man. I tend to want to be married, for the companionship. I like to belong to somebody, and hubby is accepting and patient with me.. but sometimes deep in my heart I feel inadequate.