Log #3

I have been fortunate since I was born. Why do I say so? Gender inequality seems epidemic even in this era. Situations may happen in family, work place, social media, or school. I am lucky because I am treated as equally as men in my family.

I was born in a big family, where I live with grandparents, parents, uncle and aunt. At beginning, there were only 3 girls (including me and my sisters) in my family, and I am the oldest. Years later, uncle and aunt had a baby－a boy. I knew my grandparents were looking forward to grandson coming because I overheard they told my mom that it was pity if only she had given birth to a little boy. It is shocking, isn’t it?

However, my grandparents embraced this fact and decided to follow the new trend of gender equality. It was liberal of them that all children in this family would gain equal allowance from them. In addition to that, they wouldn’t be partial to any kids. Whoever made trouble, the one must have been punished with a hand-made bamboo stick. Trust me. That’s hurt as if a knife scratch on the skin but the surface is only a little swollen, and you still can feel the pain inside the skin. Anyway, that is not the point. I try to focus on how my grandparents are being the older models in gender equality.

As I know, there are many children living in patriarchy families. “Girls are supposed to do household chores.” “Girls should always act girly.” Um…I am really curious about the definition of Girl. Is that girls have to be tender or attentive? After pondering thoroughly on this issue, I analyze out that education make an extremely role in gender equality. That is because once a human being constantly receive a traditional perspective from his/her own family, when he/she grows up, he/she will hold the same perspective on other people. That’s why we can hardly prevent from gender inequality or any discrimination. People have been shaped. Only when somebody have the awareness of this issue (they are willing to educate their kids or other people) can our world remain equal to every person, every race, every religion.