patriarchy and oppression 23

patriarchy and oppression 23

Source: Sahiyar Stree Sangathan

Location: Vadodara, Gujarat

Language: Gujarati

Translation:

Domestic Restrictions

 

Your concerns should be about your husband, children and household affairs – why do you need a job?

 

(at the left)

Even at this age I cannot rest.

Sister-in-law, this is not your parents’ home.

 

(on the right)

We have enough money; a woman from a good family does not work.

 

With your earnings you will become independent and wayward. A job means that you will be meeting and talking with other men.

 

If you break these restrictions, do not expect to obtain the happiness, peace and security of a housewife.