Education

Arts & Culture Culture, Arts, Literature & Linguistics
1

DO you believe that women do not need to get as educated as men?

Or they should hold degrees that reflect the humanities?

Or that they do not need education because they will simply get married?

Should men pursue careers first and then get married?

How educated is educated enough?

Can people have okay careers without professional degrees anymore?

And lastly, should there be such a strong correlation between education and marriage, like (i think) our society makes it out to be?

The two do happen to clash at times, esp for women!

2

Re: Education

it depends on the personalities of the two individuals getting married

there are some women that are incredible homemakers,keeping the whole house spotless, i envy them

nowadays if a couple wants to live a comfortable life, it's better to have two incomes,if the husband loses his job, there would still be a stable source of income until he finds a new one which might take months.

many times a an educated woman might be more self confident and a career might make her feel good about herself which would mean she'll be a better person/wife/mother.

3

Re: Education

How does that saying go, something like; if you educate a man, you educate an individual. If you educate a woman, you educate a family. So, women should pursue education as far as their ability allows them to, be that the same level as men or not.

[QUOTE]
Or they should hold degrees that reflect the humanities?
[/QUOTE]

They should get degrees in whatever subject they have some skill in. Personally, I'd like to see more women take up maths.

[QUOTE]
Or that they do not need education because they will simply get married?
[/QUOTE]

Getting married doesn't mean that one stops thinking.

[QUOTE]
Should men pursue careers first and then get married?
[/QUOTE]

I suppose so.

[QUOTE]
How educated is educated enough?
[/QUOTE]

Nothing is ever enough! Dependent on the individual and their reason for pursuing that education.

[QUOTE]
Can people have okay careers without professional degrees anymore?
[/QUOTE]

Sure, it makes it a little harder though.

[QUOTE]
And lastly, should there be such a strong correlation between education and marriage, like (i think) our society makes it out to be?
The two do happen to clash at times, esp for women!
[/QUOTE]

Our society makes mountains out of molehills, and molehills out of mountains. I think the correlation between the two is finance based. Us desi people are all about the earnings, apparently.
The actual things to note is that if someone has pursed an education, then that should have given them time to mature. Experienced in undertaking responsibility, organizing & managing themselves, have gained (hopefully) different ways of thinking, etc. Which would be positive qualities to have in a spouse, I would imagine.

4

Re: Education

^wonderful answer topo and nisha!

@nisha; i agree an education would def make a woman stronger!!! and give her self-confidence that women do lack if they have always been raised as inferior beings, but blv it or not some parents/husbands want to avoid exactly that!!

why is there sucha strong desire to control women?

@ the last bit @el topo; people think the opposite! they think an education and a job might make the woman too "azaad khayal" it gets her out of the home, she becomes an individual,which is sort of seen as a negative...parents worry "kaheen hath se na nikal jaye" stuff like that.

5

Re: Education

"kaheen hath se na nikal jaye" Ha, yes. It was always makes me wonder, hath se nikal kar jayegi kahan? Chand par?
It's the equivalent to Victorian England; educate them just enough to enhance their marriageability, but not enough to affect their obedience.
Jokes aside, underneath what feels like prejudice and unfairness to us; there is usually a kernel of folk wisdom, which through the ages gets twisted and misused. The more a person achieves, the more they expect from life and our forefathers, viewing life without the multitude of distractions that we have, understood all too well that expecting things from life would ultimately lead to disappointment. I realize this is all an oversimplification.