Comments on: Women: Us versus Them http://amalalmalki.com/archives/women-us-versus-them Personal Website Sat, 21 Apr 2012 05:04:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Rashid http://amalalmalki.com/archives/women-us-versus-them/comment-page-1#comment-84 Rashid Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:11:54 +0000 http://amalalmalki.com/?p=96#comment-84 There is no doubt that women are an integral and a very important part of the society. At home, it is women who create good houses, families, and generations. At work, women are no different than men (with the exception in some jobs that are either physically demanding or culturally inappropriate, in my view). I keep two pieces of newspaper – one regarding an 8-year old Indian girl who was made married to a dog to free her from the evil spirits. Another story was from the developed Western world where a firefighting woman had to leave the hospital after 6 hours of delivery to put off a fire. I think women here, in general, are much luckier than other parts of world. They are treated well by their parents, they almost get to buy anything they want, get the best education, good jobs, and if lucky, a good husband too! Generally we should not be distinguishing between genders except in few certain areas. However, when there is a distinction, I believe it is or should be for the interest of women. For example, I believe we do need clubs for women for them to feel comfortable practicing their physical activities/ sports. I also see a privilege in having an elevator dedicated for women (like the one in Hamad hospital). There could be other examples but I think it is good stuff and is a privilege not an offense. The question is where does the distinction come from? Is it from men or women themselves? The other big question is do Qatari women know what they want exactly? Do they want 100% equality? Do they think this is right? And do they know what that means? There is no doubt that women are an integral and a very important part of the society. At home, it is women who create good houses, families, and generations. At work, women are no different than men (with the exception in some jobs that are either physically demanding or culturally inappropriate, in my view). I keep two pieces of newspaper – one regarding an 8-year old Indian girl who was made married to a dog to free her from the evil spirits. Another story was from the developed Western world where a firefighting woman had to leave the hospital after 6 hours of delivery to put off a fire. I think women here, in general, are much luckier than other parts of world. They are treated well by their parents, they almost get to buy anything they want, get the best education, good jobs, and if lucky, a good husband too!

Generally we should not be distinguishing between genders except in few certain areas. However, when there is a distinction, I believe it is or should be for the interest of women. For example, I believe we do need clubs for women for them to feel comfortable practicing their physical activities/ sports. I also see a privilege in having an elevator dedicated for women (like the one in Hamad hospital). There could be other examples but I think it is good stuff and is a privilege not an offense.

The question is where does the distinction come from? Is it from men or women themselves? The other big question is do Qatari women know what they want exactly? Do they want 100% equality? Do they think this is right? And do they know what that means?

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