Class and Gender Reflection

A reflection on Class and Gender from a conventionalistic / ethnic background by Gender I grew up touch by powerful wo workforce Three older sisters who decided what I would inhabit on and which games we would play. A mother and two aunties, who held positions of power as teachers. My dad was a passive person and thitherfore was ruled by the women in our household. So at my young age, Gender was protection for my dad My first exposure to gender outside of my household was In the media. With the feminist movement. I then realised that my home was an exception and that globally, omen were being treated as If they were insufficient to men.But another realization came to me In the western world, women were fighting for independence, whereas in traditional societies, women were (and are still) fighting for family unity. A priest once told me The woman Is the mainstay of her household. In the ass in Mauritius, the feminist movement started with the boom In the economy. Suddenly, housewives went to work In mass In factories and this caused a significant transfigure in the family dynamics in two ways No long-lived were men the sole bread winners in the family and Children were coming home from civilize without a parent being horn.With regards to Africa, a significant component of improver aid has gone towards the empowerment of African women, like helping them to realize Income generating activities. However, no work has been done in parallel with the men. So men of traditional societies suddenly found themselves less educated than their wives, and becoming dependent on their wives for Income support. This loss In status without any opportunity to pack themselves, have caused some men to turn violent towards heir wives. more and more now. Unitarian agencies are making sure that all alliance members participate in the process of project to ensure that the men are not left behind-. Class Growing up, It was clear that there was (and that there still Is ) a social class system In Mauritius, eventide It It was not openly ac feelledged. There Is clear delve In foothold of 1) wealth, 2) education, 3) skin color and even 4) your name. And this class structure Is maintained by the political and economic system, because they benefit trot it. Politicians can more easily pull the wool over the eyes tooth population, it the latter is uneducated.In Australia, it seemed that there was no class division in society I now know that this Is not true. Twelve years ago, I moved back to Mauritius and chose to live in a small coastal village where the majority of the the great unwashed are poor. My city friends could not relate to my new friends from the village. There were numerous differences between the two groups education, beliefs, methods of worship, standard of living, health and hygiene (amongst many others) and neither group could openly and clearly monomaniac with each other and therefore would engagement to understand the actions of the other.People from a different social class have a different culture they have a different way of flavor at things. For example, Cambodia like eating grilled cockroaches, while we Mauritania make it our settle to exterminate them. And this reminds me of one of my favorite quote El respect De la difference De latter est. la base De lanthanum which literally realize to respect for the difference in others is at the core of our humanity.