Treat boy and girls equal to build solid characters

 Look, it should not be a crime to be born a woman. Every child should be celebrated equally. In fact, girls should take the lion’s share of celebrations because of the life that awaits them once they come of age. Allow me to explain.

Girls are portrayed as house helps, perpetually on their feet doing households chores. They are constantly at the beck and call of family members, including their brothers. Some claim that they would be preparing her for wife duties. That is commendable.

But who prepares the son for husband duties? Why is society obsessed with breeding excellent women who will take care of their husbands, children and the home? Where does the same society place good men? Should they be not nurtured while young just like they do with girls?

The mentality of piling work of girls against boys breeds the very gender-based violence (GBV) that e are grappling with. In the process of pampering the boy, he develops a feeling of entitlement over women and objectifies them. This is where disrespect manifests and ends up a GBV case.

Teach boys while young about these equality debates. While genetic make up my not entirely equalize the two genders, there are basic roles that can be shared. It teaches these youngsters how to relate with each other and enhances understanding. It is the chore biasness that lead to superiority complexes in men, leading to devastating consequences.

A boy can wash dishes, nappies, clean and mop the house. A girl can cultivate and accompany the father to golf or the farm. She can ably supervise a constriction or any type of work. Try leaving the boy to cook while the girl does the ‘odd’ job for once and observe whether it cannot be done.

The stereotype should stop. Boys cannot be left to control the remote while the girl lifts their offer off the ground to clean. It is time to understand that the trend go beyond mere chores. They develop into characteristics that may bud or destroy future interactions.

I have heard some fathers bragging about taking their sons for that first drink outing. Subsequent outings make him prouder for having initiated the boy and become drinking buddies. But what about taking the daughter too if she also feels like trying alcohol once she becomes of age? Has the father even wondered who will teach her and whether they will do it rightly? Should society pretend girls don’t drink?

Successful relationships begin in the home. The way we treat girls and boys determines how they treat each other in adulthood. I commend those families who equate chores between girls and boys. No child should be above another.