I am going to share the load

  In a male dominated world the task of doing the laundry has been relegated to the women. This notion has been passed on through generations, but its not necessary what has been followed through generations has to continue for ever. I did the same and so did my mother. We have been taught since childhood that the house belongs to the women and the outer world belongs to the male. I still remember my father was completely dependent on my mother for all the clothes and laundry and so was I. Without even thinking twice I ordered her to get my white dress for Friday ready for school or the special dress which I had planned to wear on the weekend. I never thought why laundry is my mother’s domain or rather the work of the women of the house. It does not require any special skill to wash one’s clothes. The technology has become so advanced that it does not take much time to wash the clothes. Moreover Ariel has introduced such good quality washing powders that washing of clothes is hassle free and helps to get rid of stains easily. Our society's mentality is such that we men think that its not our job to do house work or laundry I would like to apologize to my mother for all the trouble I have given her. She always did my work with a smile and without making a complaint. But I vow from now onwards that I would do my own laundry and won’t burden her with my work. When I will have my kids I would make sure I teach them to do their job themselves. Women are not made to do housework only. They have their own lives and have the right to spend their time in whatever way they want. In a way we are passing on the prejudice of household inequality to the next generation. It is time to stop this injustice. I support Ariel to further the cause of equality within the household to get men and women across the country to #ShareTheload. No one has ever thought this way.

 It’s a remarkable initiative. Ariel made me realize this otherwise I would have followed the same way and passed on this injustice to the next generation. This issue is often overlooked. We have to understand the root cause of this prejudice and prevent it from passing down from one generation to the next. Children learn from what they see and hear. They do the same what they see their parents doing and the onus is on us to set the right example. We must take steps to end this prejudice.  Its unfortunate that 76% of married men in India believe that not helping with laundry at home still make them a great role model for children and this is the reason that 2 out of 3 children think that household work is a mothers job which is not true.




“I am joining the Ariel #ShareTheLoad campaign at BlogAdda and blogging about the prejudice related to household chores being passed on to the next generation.”