The other day, when I was chatting with my friends, I somehow talked about the topic of "how women should be". Everyone expressed their opinions, and it turned out that although we are all women, our understanding of the topic of "how women should be" is still very outdated. It made me suddenly realize that our gender consciousness may be too narrow and not much progress at all.
Women's narrow gender consciousness refers to the fact that women's gender cognition and behavior are affected by various factors such as traditional concepts, social culture, and family education, resulting in their limitations in terms of ideology and behavior.
This limitation is often reserved and accepted by women according to the definitions of some gender characteristics given to women by society, culture, tradition, etc., and this gender reservation, conformity, and definition is preserved as a universal and trustworthy standard, which is unquestionable and unprincipled, and is required of women to abide by.
For example, women's weakness, dependence, and obedience, women's lack of independence and inability to be strong, and women's reproductive value, women's family attributes, etc., are all talked about by women without exception, and they are almost unshakable in their hearts. Many women around me think that women should get married and have children at a young age, that women should rely on men to be happy, fulfilled, and strong, and that it is useless for women to read too much, etc., and this seems to be naturally written into women's genes, so that they are unaware.
Second, women's narrow gender consciousness manifests itself in stereotypes of gender roles.
Under the influence of traditional ideas and social culture, women are often given roles such as family and children, which are regarded as women's vocations or responsibilities. Under the influence of this concept, women often lack the pursuit and exploration of their own careers and interests, and even dare not try new fields and challenges. This stereotype of gender roles makes women feel that they should naturally do the housework well, take care of the children, take care of the elderly in the family, and everything else is not important.
What is even more surprising is that some women around them think that raising children to prevent old age is still something that women should be proud of, because there are no children who do not love their mothers. There are also people who think that having a daughter will never give you much more benefits than having a son, and that being a mother-in-law is always better than being an old mother. When so many things are circulating in women's lives, in fact, women often seem to be ignorant of themselves, they live as their own gender, but they know nothing in such gender servitude.
Of course, women's narrow gender consciousness is also manifested in the neglect of gender equality. In real life, women often face more challenges and difficulties, such as employment discrimination, gender-based violence, etc. However, due to the influence of women's narrow gender consciousness, they often lack attention and thinking about these issues, and even dare not put forward their own demands and propositions.
For example, in response to domestic violence, they like to adopt an attitude of calming things down, saying anything, every family has a difficult scripture to read. In addition, in the face of men's cheating in marriage problems, men raise women outside the home, and many women adopt an attitude of ignoring what they think is smart, thinking that all men in the world love to eat fishy. They have almost no awareness of their power in the family and gender equality, and even if they do, many women cover themselves with marriage, marriage is the greatest, as long as there is marriage to cover themselves, they are happier than many women, and this superficial perception is with most women's lives.
In fact, every woman is an individual with different experiences, backgrounds, and values. But we can't follow the crowd and think that women should be what they should be, or what they should be, as human beings, we should have our own choices and rights, and we should not use a fixed model to bind ourselves.
So, how do you break this narrow gender consciousness?First of all, we need to open our minds and mindsets to understand and pay attention to the thoughts and experiences of different women. Second, we need to respect the choices and rights of every woman, and we should not define them by a fixed model. Finally, we need to actively participate in social activities and strive for more equality and opportunities for women.
In conclusion, gender narrow-mindedness is a pervasive problem. We should break this narrow gender consciousness, respect every woman's choices and rights, and strive for more equality and opportunities for them. At the same time, we should also pay attention to the social status and rights of women, so that they can grow and develop in an equal and free environment.