One a woman was asked whether she desires of having rights equal to men. The gave surprising reply to the question. She replied: “I don’t want to have equal rights with men.”
When asked for details, she explained something like this: “I have a share in the property from my father, a share from my brother, a share from my son, and a share from my husband. When I become equal to men, I will lose these rights. If I get a job somewhere, I am given job facilities. My loss is greater in equal rights. I get relief on the principle of ladies first everywhere in banks, hospitals, markets, etc. When I go to meet my father, he meets me standing and greets my brother while sitting. When we go somewhere outside the city, my daughter and I have to grab our own handbags, and that’s it. The rest of the belongings are left to the son and his father.” Once the car stopped on the way, my son and husband held the steering wheel and pushed me. If we had equal rights, I would have to push too. All the big and heavy work automatically falls on men. I never have to go to pay the bills, I never have to run after the painter, I never have to argue with the electrician.
The responsibility of earning has never been mine. My husband has to go out to earn. I can say that I didn’t cook anything today, it was hot, or I wasn’t in the mood, so food comes from the market. There is no compulsion, but they don’t have time off from work. I can tell someone to make their clothes and shoes, they can’t do that.
I have a right to my husband’s income, only mine to my income.
My clothes are more expensive than theirs, my shoes and the number of fabrics are more than theirs.
I get countless benefits like this.
I make a loss-making deal with equal rights. Will I do it???
Therefore, I don’t have interest for having equal rights with men.
