QUEENDOM

As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on people's lives and livelihoods worldwide, we can already observe that the pandemic and its economic ramifications have a regressive influence on gender equality. This pandemic has had a massive effect on women's work and well-being, and sadly, the virus increases the burden of unpaid care, which women disproportionately carry by the day. This, among other things, indicates that women's employment is declining faster than the national average, even after accounting for the fact that men and women work in different industries. As a woman, I am heartbroken when I ponder how hard women battled for gender equality throughout the century. You might be wondering why I seem to be overdramatizing women's suffering, especially now that we're in the midst of a pandemic, so before we get to our central point, let me tell you a short narrative about women and how they struggled for their rights in this patriarchal society.

Now, let's talk about women at work. When we think about women in general, especially if this were asked of males, I'd guess they'd have a stereotype of women, which may connect to how men perceived women in the past. If we go back to how men and society had treated women initially, which only God knows when that began, we will see how the world's perception of women has changed and improved from hundreds of thousands of years ago. Even with such deep perception and information, the tragic truth persists. The simple fact is that a set of jobs at the time only demanded the type of long-term power that is prominently displayed by men's biological attributes, such as endurance and patience. For example, to serve as soldiers in the military, people must meet the rigid standards of battlefield stimulation, such as the difficult training courses in the jungles or deep waters that are acceptable for men because, again, the society believed that only men could bear and succeed from it. Furthermore, Western and eastern civilizations needed these types of strength-related vocations; hence, women's positions were undervalued. What can we expect from a world dominated by men in the early centuries? But, come on, we already live in a contemporary world; how can we expect the globe to flourish when our patriarchal society's decision-makers are all men? Men and women think differently, so when will men stop speaking for women and allow women to talk and express themselves?

For thousands of years, they have made decisions on behalf of women without realizing or even attempting to realize the difficulties women face. Can't we end this terrible thinking and start trusting women to do what they want? Consequently, it is past time to set aside the dispute, or struggle, or whatever you want to call it, between men and women over equality, equalization, compensation, etc. I don't particularly appreciate seeing women suffer unfairly and needlessly under the pretext of being the weaker sex when they are not. It's bad enough to be branded the weaker sex, but embracing the notion that you're the weaker sex is far worse. "Because I am a woman who is vulnerable, I must be taken into account in a variety of ways. Give me what I deserve (or do not get), not because of my skill or merit, but because I am a woman "is the worst sermon ever! This is the lacklustre argument that most feminists use when attempting to showcase the worth of women. With great humility, if we do not end this issue now, the next generation will suffer tremendously. Little girls will not only strive less to change the narrative but will live with the mentality that a girl should not work harder to achieve the same success as a man but only need to show the "breast" or anything feminine to get the same thing as a man through gender equality. So with great pride, let's end this now together. Women's inclusion and acceptance in such jobs are empowering in this situation. This means both genders should now be able to prosper in their desired industries. Women, as previously stated, should be treated with the inventive prejudices that produce an equal society.