Women today have taken the role of home makers and providers . To make it tougher than it already is when you play both roles , there are the challenges that she faces in today’s workforce . Sexual discrimination is only a small aspect of this challenge . The lack of understanding and empathy towards the challenges a woman faces in her personal life and her trying to balance her work and life, is probably one of the leading issues for this.
It is true that as women have started to enter the workforce , there has still not been compromise in her homemaker duties . She is expected to be a perfect daughter, mom, wife, sister and daughter in law at home, and by meaning perfect I mean sacrifice her needs and put others needs before hers . It is true that we have been conditioned and trained that in every area of our lives that putting the needs of others before ours is the right thing to do . The extent to which others need us and the extent to which we fulfill other’s expectations is how we define our worthiness . The more we do things for others , the more we put them before us , the more worthy we think we are.
And this continues at work too . We find it almost rude and impossible to say no . To set unrealistic targets for ourselves and to be able to get a work life balance . At the end of the day , we get burnt out , which affects our home . work , relationships and mental health.
Here is the direct YouTube link!
Ain’t I a fighter_ _ Dr Niveditha Manokaran _ TEDxChennaiInstituteOfTechnologyWomen
