Boys Equals Girls?

To be in general and what most of us agree on:

Top five issues of men to women
1. Shopaholic/money-spender
2. Talkative
3. Emotional
4. Too conscious to physical look
5. Too much rules

Top five issues of women to men
1. Egoistic
2. Playboys
3. Jealousy
4. Not expressive
5. Gimik days

Girls are born to be housewives. They don’t have to study. They’ll end up marrying and staying at home anyway, so why waste education on them? Their role is to be pretty and proper. They are meant to be displays, trophies. They are meant to serve us men and raise the children properly. That is a woman’s purpose.

Boys are born to be leaders. They are born to be great. They should be properly educated so that one day they can be great contributors to society. They should be the breadwinners. Boys should not express their emotions. Crying is weak and boys are supposed to be strong. 

They always say that the girls should be the ones in-charge of housekeeping; washing the dishes, sweeping the floor, cooking, doing the laundry, etc. That’s considered normal especially in the Philippines since we are patriarchal. One time I had a conversation with my father:

“Kayo na dapat yung maghugas ng pinggan ninyo, tulong-tulong tayo dapat sa mga gawaing bahay.”

“Tulong-tulong po ba talaga, o kami lang po na mga babae? So, ibig sabihin rin po ba, pati si kuya, siya na yung maghuhugas ng pinagkainan niya?”

“Well... kayong mga babae.”

“Ah, yes. I see.”

“Well, ganoon talaga. Life is unfair.”

I have no problem helping out with household chores but I hate how men always imply that it’s the women’s job. Although, even the other women, they say that it’s the women’s duty. Some even say that we shouldn't even get jobs anymore because we won't be needing it. Because we would be depending on our husbands for money. We are seen as dependent, weak, fragile beings. It's like they're saying that we can't do anything, we can't act on our own. We need to have permission from our husbands or our fathers. Society had dictated us how to act.

Boys are treated unfairly too, though. They always have to be strong. They shouldn't show their emotions because they say that it's a sign of weakness. They shouldn't cry because it means they're gay. That's why so many men are uncomfortable crying or saying what they feel, for fear of being seen as weak. Boys should be the ones to have jobs. They shouldn't be the ones who stay at home because that's girly, and a big blow to their "ego".

The simplest solution is to understand and respect both sexes. No gender is more superior to the other. We should support each other. Both sexes can compromise, actually. If for example the husband is the one working and giving the financial support, the wife can do the household chores and give the emotional support. It can also be the other way around. The point is, no one should dictate someone's "role" based on gender.