RE: Celebrating the strength of women
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I enjoyed this read, @actaylor 🤗 My husband and I chatted in passing about gender differences today, particularly the more emotional side of women and how that plays out in life and impacts our responses and engagement with others! I honestly think a lot of men just don't understand that women inherently experience the world differently from them. There needs to be some meeting of the minds so that men and women alike can approach each other with a mindset of compassion and understanding even if we don't agree with each other's position. BTW... what an interesting job you have! Art restoration? That must be so rewarding bringing old pieces back to life! !Hug !ALIVE
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Thank you 💫😊 @samsmith1971 What a great conversation to have with your husband. Yeah, there's a very distinct difference in how men and women perceive the world... I think one of the fundamental flaws is that whilst we're brought up expected to be "perfect", men are expected to be "brave" - so wonderfully surmised by Reshma Saujani. It doesn't surprise me that the number one reason women don't apply themselves is fear of failure. Feeling "not up to standard" feeds into everything... it boils down to respect - making sure we feel heard and seen by those around us. But a void exists, and that void is ingrained into the way we work as a community. Women begin on the back foot, no matter where wer're born and raised.
The gap in our knowledge about these differences simply derives from a general lack of care or interest in women, built up over centuries. So much is known about how men operate, but underreporting in female parties is so very prevalent - take the case of ADHD as an example. "She's just spacey", "she's off with the fairies", "she's just a chaotic person" have been legitimate claims for females' so-called personality traits. Societal pressures and traditional gender roles have impacted ADHD diagnoses in women and set the field back many years, according to the tagged clip. Another example is endometriosis, which has only just been legitimised as a disease, no longer socially and medically disputed. One of my friend's endured years of hospital visits, occasionally confined to bed due to agonising pain, before being diagnosed with endometriosis by a doctor who took the time to listen and learn - a situation that's difficult to comprehend. Another friend underwent a significant operation to remove her gallbladder, only to learn afterward that it was encased in so much scar tissue it resembled that of an 80-year-old's organ. Both women are in their early 30s.
We often internalise our fears and insecurities, hesitant to vocalise them, fearing disappointment or ridicule from those around us. This reluctance stems from a sense of worthlessness or anxiety about being misunderstood... whilst men are naturally more hyperactive and physically expressive - they are more often seen, heard, because there's enough respect and understanding out there to support them.
Oh, I could continue... but I won't - haha - but I agree there needs to be a meeting of minds. I think that starting off in the home, with your partner, is a good way to implement change. And you're both clearly doing that. 💛
And thanks for the job compliment! x I am indeed an art restorer - very rewarding, if a tad stressful at times haha. 💫