- A Reflection.

There is prevalent discourse, especially amongst educated liberal circles, regarding the greater role women must be granted in society through involvement in extra-household activities. I don’t intend on debating that view; rather, I will seek to address one of its implications in this piece. The side of the argument that calls for a greater role of the female population in business, social activism and politics often carries a tendency to condescend upon women who choose not to, or on families who make a different collective choice for their women. I have observed in multiple conversations notions where ‘home-makers’ are viewed as weak, lacking ambition and playing no positive role in the progress of their nation/people. This is far from the truth. The degree to which an individual chooses to exert themselves in and beyond their family and the priorities they choose to structure their life around are a choice that must not be judged, even if for its lack of liberty. Furthermore, it must be recognized that when an individual chooses to whole heartedly dedicate their life to their household and the upbringing of their children, all it does is elevate their status and their contribution to society. They are then the means through which the direction of the next generation of society is determined. The values a nation has is the result of the priorities of its mothers of thirty years ago. That is in no way a job that deserves any less respect or value than a female corporate executive, lawyer, activist or politician.