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The Paradox Of House Husbands & Stay-At-Home Dads Being Labeled As Equality
Anything a man can do women can do too. But, should they? Especially when the experiences of women will be drastically different even when men and women are doing the same things?
There is nothing equal about men staying home while women must take public transportation to work and endure groping, sexual harassment, stalking, being filmed without permission, and the discomfort of being approached by male strangers because their need to engage in unwanted conversation to quell their boredom is more of a priority than a woman’s comfort. This is not a daily lived experience of the masculine that results in the average man suffering from severe anxiety and PTSD.
It’s sad to say, but when it comes to relationships and family many women generally receive the short end of the stick no matter how much they attempt to rearrange and reorganize their lifestyles to create a more equal relationship. In my opinion, whether men stay at home or go to work equality can’t be achieved; women have it harder in some areas and men have it harder in others. Reversing the roles isn’t going to change the frustrations women experience where they feel overworked, overwhelmed and alone in managing their homes, whether they go to work or not.
