Mainstream WeeklyThe discussion on gender inequality has always been a never-ending topic. Although technology has advanced across various fields, with the rise of service sectors and the AI generation reaching its peak, there is still a wide gap between the two genders. I am referring to the gap in opportunities provided and the power of control over decision-making. Power is still largely vested in the hands of men. This essay argues that in both domestic and public life, women’s autonomy is undermined by deeply embedded patriarchal wnorms, which are internalised through socialisation and normalised through everyday practices.
Let me draw an example from my own life. I come from a household where I live with my parents and my elder sister. Among my parents, the most important decisions are made by my father, decisions like where to invest money, which land to buy and where, which college my sister and I should attend, and where we should live. He makes all these. On the other hand, household chores are my mother