To Be a Woman is To Be a Queen

 

 

  Women are very vital and essential being in the society. Even though they have been looked down upon for ages because of the stereotypical image the people from years ago has placed on them. Ridiculous gender-roles has been the sole reason why discrimination on women is still being displayed as years go by. So many opportunities has been discarded because of these stereotypes. But things are slowly changing because people are starting to get sick and tired of how others still keep on holding on to the foolish beliefs they have.

   The thought of abiding to gender-roles has been imprinted in our minds since the beginning of time. When we were just little kids, we are to believe that girls can cry while boys can’t, or that girls wear skirts and boys wear pants, or that boys get to play outside whilst girls play inside with their dolls or how boys can be angry and girls are submissive. It is expected that kids so young, have to think that they have to act like how others expect them to act because of these stereotypes and if you don’t, you are ridiculed and made fun of. Since we were just little kids, we have been put into these labelled boxes, in the same categories, we were treated as products and it creates the idea of segregation at a very young age and forces children into a particular lifestyle. Gender-roles have a major contribution on how women are being treated poorly, we are painted as someone who is weak and dependent. We are painted as someone who can’t fend for themselves and docile. But we have shown that we are more than what those stereotypes painted us as.

   There isn’t a single aspect of life where people can completely escape from gender roles or stereotypes. Men and women are both affected differently and some gender roles are more harmful than others. Gender-based violence is a common effect of this stereotypes and as expected most of the victims are females, women. We are always seen as the target because we are labeled as vulnerable, weak. As a result of these unfair treatment, various movements have been created in order to at least put a stop to these situations and finally let our voices be heard. One voice may not be loud enough for the higher ups to take drastic measures but a voice of many might. Together, us women will rise with our head held up high and we will show that we are not the underdogs and that we can be our own person without their say.

   On the National Woman’s Month this March, we celebrate the solidarity of women helping each other to stand up against the judgement, discrimination and wrongful treatment we face every single day. We celebrate the unity and diversity of each and every women, and our allies.

         “If all of the queens looked exactly the same, the world would be really lame. So to all of the queen every race, shape and size, be who and what you really want cause you are a price.”

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