As a child I used to idolize my mom, thinking that when I grow up, I would be like her. I will have to wear a saree daily, sit for meals after my partner has finished and my ultimate responsibility will be to take care of the household chores. But as I grew older with time, my goals had changed. We women have become more liberated and career-oriented nowadays. The working class of women has expanded. We definitely enjoy more privileges than the earlier generation females in terms of gender equality, employment, and freedom but one factor still remains constant even in today's modern women’s lives, that is ” the struggle”. Till the ’90s, the gender roles were more sorted I feel. Men would take care of the expenses and women would be responsible for the housework including raising children. Irrespective of the socio-economic status, women were bound to the 4 walls of the house. Both of these old and new generation women had their respective piece of wrestle. While the fo...
Alpana Tarkar is a Clinical Nutritionist with a Post Graduation in Nutrition & Dietetics having over a decade of experience in the field. She is a Certified Diabetes Educator and a mother as well.