Re: Obedient Wives
Looking at the rate of cases where women suffer abuse in the hands of their husbands and in-laws, I think we all know for a fact that not ALL husbands have their wife’s best interest at heart. Heck quite often women are killed by their husbands and/or in-laws.
I’m not quite sure why a man would NOT want his wife to be a part of the financial planning of the house or have the ability to earn money or encourage her to pursue education. Again, MANY situations in our community where something bad happens (ie. husband is disabled or dies) and the wife is left to fend for herself. Yet the husband (or anyone else!) never taught her how to be independant. And in these situations, she’s totally dependant on others mercy, and MANY times the wife/kids suffer abuse as a result. I’m a big supporter of women taking care of the house and even staying at home to take care of chilcren. However, I still believe women should have the skills to be able to earn $ if that need ever arises. They should also be aware of the finances of the family so that in case something happens to the husband…she’s able to pick-up where he left off.
I think its a good thing in the sense that more women are learning to be independant and hopefully that will decrease their chances of being in a situation where they have no choice but to suffer abuse simply b/c they don’t know how to support themselves. But as stated by aahmed, there needs to be a balance. Husband and wife are partners. It’s BOTH of their lives that’re affected by the decisions they make, and the children in the marriage also belong to BOTH of them.