gender roles

A look at the evolution of gender roles, from Leave It to Beaver, paternity leave, female breadwinners and more.

I am She
Why is it that the people that would take on the world for others are always alone? I mean think about it. The woman that goes to work busting her back just because she is the only one in her household providing for all the bills and wants along with the cost of her spouse/significant other's family. She is the one who isn't being loved correctly in any way. She is being used for her money. She still provides for her child(ren) along with spending time with them. She ends up being the bad guy when she has had enough of this, and she has already cried to herself by the point she leaves the other. She is now alone but no one sees this or cares. Yet she smiles everyday and keeps going because she knows she has to. She is the one that sees her friends and coworkers struggling with problems in their lives, and is there for them however she can be but now she is worrying about their happiness forgetting about her problems. She is there for them to cry, vent, or get a hug from. They get this not knowing that she has no one she can turn to like they do. A little time goes by and she thinks she has found someone that would take on the world for her. Nope, it doesn't matter because why would anyone be happy for the lonely one. She is the one that her family turns to when they have nowhere else to go by allowing them to live with her and her child(ren). They think that they are the correct ones and all her choices are wrong in all forms. So they end up betraying her trust everyone. Now everyone sides with the spouse/ significant other saying she has been the one doing wrong. So once again she returns to being unhappy so that everyone else will get what they want. She is the one that has always made sure everyone else is happy. She has always been there smiling being the ray of hopeful sunshine for everyone else. But no one has ever been there for her when she needs it the most. Little does everyone know, she feels like she fails at everything every day. She feels like the worst friend because she cant make her friends/ coworkers problems disappear. She feels like dirt because her family try to control her actions or constantly tell her she is wrong. She feels like a bad parent because she had to start working less hours at her job because she could not find a trustworthy babysitter to be able to work more hours to provide better for her child(ren) and a babysitter. She feels unworthy or just plain not enough because every person she has ever shown interest in has chosen someone else or said she was more than enough but never shown it. She knows that all these feelings are wrong, but the way she feels is years of all these feelings and negativity being pushed on her. She has always shown that she handles everything thrown her way and always comes out stronger than before until someone burns it to the ground. She is the one that continues to smile until she cracks. When she does she is the bad guy for finally showing them the side that they have all fed for years. The side that she hates having to show because she knows how bad its going to hurt everyone. The side that makes her the QUEEN she has always been. She burns those bridges with a grin on her face; she tells everyone how stupid they have been; she starts telling people to shove it when they start try to be negative around her. The thing is that people don't understand that every queen will rule by herself because she has to. What she wants most in the world is a king to take on the world for her like she always has for everyone else. But once again, she gives up what she wants for others to be happy. She feels like she is forever alone. She would love to wait but knows it would be stupid to wait. I am she until proven wrong.
By True Sexy4 years ago in Viva
Lesbian Story
I was 19, and my home was robbed of medicines. No, I wasn't sacrificing it, well, possibly a little. My sweetheart, bro, and I were selling massive quantities of weed, sufficient to where we got robbed and locked away. We might have sued because they located absolutely nothing in our house (we were tipped off). They allowed our pet cats to starve to fatality, boarded up our home windows with our furnishings, stole all my underwear, and ripped outlets out of the wall surfaces. Our home was regarded as unlivable due to the damages they developed (they were mad they did not discover medications.) A while after, that male that launched the raid blew his mind out because he was captured doing what he did to us to numerous other individuals, and prison isn't a place for guys with badges. Yet it is a place for pent-up anger and also sex. Like a compelling monster motion picture where you think you understand what occurs until completion.
By kanchan chauhan4 years ago in Viva
The Younger Woman
There is nothing more appealing to middle-aged men than the younger woman. Beauty, eloquence, style, and success are meaningless when compared to youth and perceived innocence.
By D4 years ago in Viva
Naked Place
I constantly really feel a twinge of discomfort whenever a person tells me they're trying to do something fantastic, whether that is transform their diet, start an organization, start exercising regularly, lower their alcohol usage, travel, return to school, or obtain a complete evening's sleep every evening.
By kanchan chauhan4 years ago in Viva
How to Lose Weight Fast:
There are ways to lose weight safely if your doctor suggests it. For the most effective long-term weight management, a constant weight loss of 1 to 2 pounds per week is advised.
By FATIHA CHENIT4 years ago in Viva
Women Vs. Society
Women. Once seen as goddesses in ancient greece centuries ago, and now seen as objects. How would YOU define a real woman. Does it all come down to what's in her pants? or If she's very well "behaved" or my favorite, hairless. Must not have any hair on her arms, back, chin, and god forbid let there be a spec of hair on her legs. It's so unlady like for a woman to be loud. To get a little dirty. To not provide the needs her husband longs for. Women are treated so badly... but for what? Without us where would the world be today?
By Chanel De La Cruz4 years ago in Viva
Black Men Are So In Shape
Sometimes we see discrimination and prejudice against Black people as a unique problem that affects all types of Black people equally, regardless of their gender, origin, sexual orientation, marital status, mental and physical health conditions, social and/or economic status, age, size, skin tone, etc.
By Marie Cadette Pierre-Louis4 years ago in Viva
Four Inspirational Female Engineers Who Made History
Engineering is a male-dominated field. In fact, women accounted for only 14.5% of engineers in 2021. Throughout history, women have battled prejudices to contribute to the world of engineering. Despite this, the inventions of women have been revolutionary, and the world as we know it wouldn’t be the same without their legacies.
By Owen Marshall4 years ago in Viva
Heretics! Who are they?
What image do you see when you hear the word, heretic? My mind goes straight to a woman burning at the stake, Joan of Arc style. Fire and Brimstone, eternal damnation, and all that. Light flickering from the fire onto the disapproving face of an elderly man of power, a Reverend, Bishop, or something of the sort. He watches the so-called “heretic” burn, her screams erupting from the flames, and feels he has done his job, allegedly protecting his flock from the devilish influences of the “different” or the “other” within his society. The “heretic” dared to go against the status quo, and now she must pay with her life, as a warning to others who may be tempted to follow the same path. He nods approvingly, he feels justice has been served, and his flock is back in order.
By Alys Revna4 years ago in Viva
It's time to stop telling women in their 30s how to live their lives. Top Story - June 2022.
I turned 30 this year, and let me tell you, that milestone falls on you not like a stone, but like a hard, crushing boulder.
By Dee Simone4 years ago in Viva
Why woman's life always being hard to describe in our society
In our society gender is a criterion that decides which gender is allowed to do things and which is not, so it depends on gender differences which sometimes becomes biased and double standard. Double standards have been made, especially for a woman. It appears that woman's personality becomes weak, and they become unable to be multirole personality. She has been deprived of many rights that she should have been given and required to survive in society.
By Wajiha Khan4 years ago in Viva
M.F.T (My Femininity Transfer)
Modern or traditional woman? Seems to be the topic of discussion when deciding whether or not a lady is worthy of marriage, and/or if she’ll be successful in it. However, there are many factors that can aid in a woman’s defeminization prior to.
By AURACLES by MJ4 years ago in Viva