women should not be limited to the kitchen

Should women’s role be limited to the kitchen? In the past women were believed to belong to the kitchen, there were seen as the helper to their husbands and children. (Scott, 2012) states that women always have been known to be caretakers of the family. They were to stay at home and care for the children and their husbands were out earning the income. In today’s society, however, women are out in the job market earning a steady income along with their husbands. They may even hold title such as CEO or run in politics. This blog will discuss in details why women’s role should not be limited to the kitchen. Women in today’s society have been opened eyes to the rights they have, such as gender equality which is defined by (Du Plessis & Corder, 1994: 139) as the concept that implies that men and women should receive equal treatment. Women have the right to make a choice as to whether or not do they want to cook or clean the house. Although it could be seen as a duty of a woman to cook for her household, there is also a possibility that an “expected cooker” does not like cooking or cannot cook. Being in the kitchen or taking care of the house and the people in it should be one’s free will and not forced. Free will is defined by the (Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 2010) as “the power to make your own decisions without being controlled by God, men or fate.” So it can be said that women who go to work and come back to do the house chores, chooses to live in that way while there are others who chooses not to. As it was mentioned in the previous paragraph, women have right and forcing women to stay in the kitchen simply means violation of their rights. With that being said, Fisk (2011) still says that Gender inequality continues to exist in advanced industrial societies, such as the US, despite a plethora of changes that work against gender discrimination. Agassi (1989) says the private family households condemns women to do household work and child care and thus to inequality. Although gender inequality continues, more women still continues to exercise their rights. In conclusion, it can be said that women should not be limited to the kitchen but use their talents and gifts in other areas. Bibliography Agassi, B.J. 1989. Theories of Gender Equality Lessons from the Israeli Kibbutz. Vol (3) 6 Du Plessis, L. & Corder, H. 1994. Understanding South Africa’s Transitional Bill of Rights. Cape Town: Juta &Co Fisk, S. 2011. Gender News: How Does Gender Inequality Persist?. Available: http://gender.standford.edu/news/2011/now-does-gender-inequality-persist [accessed 22 August 2013] Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. 2010. International Student’s Edition. Cape Town: Oxford University Press Scott, G. 2012. Women’s role in today’s society. Available: http://www.studymode.com/essays/women-s-role-in-today-s-society-954953.html [accessed 22 August 2013]

VAVI'S RAPE SAGA

A 26 year old woman has accused Zwelizima Vavi, the general secretary of Cosatu with rape. The fireband trade unionist has admitted to having a consensual sex with the woman on the 25th of January of 2013 in her office but he denies raping her. Vavi said in a statement to Cosatu that he went to her office and they started to kiss on the day of the alleged rape occurred (Kimberly, 2013). According to Vavi the accusations are not true and they had a relationship. (Macmillan English Dictionary, 2002: 470) describes ethics as set of principles that people use to decide what is right or wrong, the general principle or belief that affects the way people behave. However this is a general definition of ethics, when looking at ethics in a workplace especially concerning sexual relationships, other companies do not have policies about it. Although there are no much policies concerning sexual relationships, the Daily Mail Reporter (2013) there is a believe that there is nothing wrong with a consensual sex between employees who work in the same company, there is however, less approval when the relationship is between a manager and a junior colleague. Kramer (2000) also states that office romance between supervisors and subordinates who are in a direct reporting relationship or are otherwise on different hierarchical levels are particularly troublesome for the employees involved, their co-workers, and the employer. Supervisor-subordinate relationships often trigger negative reaction among employees, including perceptions of sexual favouritism and sexual harassment that damage morale and the company by the participants or third parties. Sexual harassment can be defined as the offensive or threatening behaviour of a person who regularly makes sexual comments or touches someone in a sexual way (Macmillan English Dictionary, 2002: 1301). In other words, it was wrong of Vavi to have a sexual relationship with his junior colleague. Whether rape or consensual sex, this act was wrong and a suspension was fairly rewarded. In conclusion, Cosatu general secretary had not handled his personal matters with ethics in the workplace. BIBLIOGRAPHY Daily Mail Reporter, 2013. Mail Online: The truth about sex at work. Available: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2331250/the-truth-about-sex-work// [16 August 2013] Kimberly, K & Kimberly, M. 2013. The Herald: Cosatu Boss Vavi raped me, claims woman. Available: http://www.peherald.com/news/article/17455. [16 August 2013] Kramer, G. M. 2000. Lexis Nexis. Available: http://intigation-essentials.lexisnexis.com . [16 August 2013] Macmillan English Dictionary. 2002. For advanced learners. Malaysia: A&C Black Publishers LTD