Same Shoes, Same Road

“Equality is not about making everyone the same; it is about giving everyone the same chance to become who they were created to be.” —Anonymous

I guess this gender equality discussion will not stop anytime soon, which is good and also not good at the same time because some group of people have now weaponized it in a way that it is beginning to give another meaning and leading a lot of women astray.

When I was still younger, my mom usually called me to join her in the kitchen to work together, even though I have sisters. Those days, I usually felt some way, but thank you to her today, it really paid off. While in some other situations, I have seen parents who never taught their male child how to do any work related to the kitchen because they believed that "Oh! Boys are not meant to know how to cook; they have another duty. Kitchen work is meant for the ladies.” And when I see something related to this today, I always feel somehow because a lot of dreams have been stopped because some people believed that this one is for me, males, and that one is for the female.

Let me give a detailed explanation of how I will explain it to my kids when I marry or to my readers here. Imagine being in a primary school setting filled with boys and girls. They all have two eyes, and two legs, wear the same uniform, and all have brains and hands, and can think, talk, listen, and do other things, and I as their teacher, give a particular gender books to write in, and I keep the other gender's book. Do you think that is rational or a good thing to do? Absolutely, that is totally unfair to do. This is exactly the same thing that happens when some people are being denied equal opportunities to some things.

In some countries, I have heard that women are not allowed to go to school. I have heard some people say that a woman's place is in the kitchen. I have seen some very intelligent women pressured to settle down early. Likewise, I have seen a situation whereby a man who shows his emotion is being considered a weak man because men are meant to always look strong. There are some differences, though, because being equal does not mean we are the same physically. What I mean by equality is that everyone should be given a chance to prove themselves, everyone should be respected equally, and we should all be given the same opportunity as others.

I am a firm believer in equality, and that has really affected me positively in the way I treat everyone physically, online, and in church because I do not judge people by sex but by their efforts, and I am really happy that some women are now waking up and they are now studying that course that some people said was only meant for guys, and also I am seeing men who are now proud of their chef work because that is it.

When there is no segregation and everyone is given that fair chance that we deserve, I am very sure that things will begin to change positively. A lot of people have the potential but they have not been given the opportunity. Everyone should be allowed to walk freely on this same road.

Thank you for reading.

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