“Why women accept the system of male dominance?”
“Why do many women accept the system of male dominance?” asked one of my professors from the United States. Even though, in Tajikistan, it is widely spread that males have more authority than females, this question had never came up to my mind before.
Indeed, even though women fought/fighting for gender equality, there are number of women who still accept the system of male dominance. A short survey among Tajik females showed the reasons why some accept and some do not.
Throughout the history patriarchy was seen as a natural order of the society, and it is still so in many parts of Tajikistan. Seems while accepting the system of male dominance women usually bargain with patriarchy. For instance, it is widely believed that women’s honor is highly dependent on their husbands, therefore, often times, women are subordinate to their husband. Moreover, most of the women need protection, material and emotional security. This may be the reason they do not resist to males being dominant, because in return to their subordination women receive security.
Those women who have more responsibilities than men do not usually accept this system. They try to create autonomy. If a woman is responsible for her own life, as well as for children’s upkeep and education, she gets very little when she bargains with patriarchy or accepts the system of males’ dominance. Therefore, they openly start to resist such system.
Than it means that if males want females to be obedient and accept the system of male dominance, they better be able to provide women with economic and emotional security. Women are usually soft and small, and most of them like when males take care of them.
If it is indeed so, it is very interesting for how long the system of male dominance will exist with many women getting education and start working.
on March 21st, 2007 at 7:32 am
“Why women accept the system of male dominance?”
- Because, they are not economically free. Cultural traditions and Islam, as a dominant religion/ideology justifies economic inequality of women, by overempowering men while depriving women of free economic activity.
Faramarz
on March 24th, 2007 at 11:38 am
IMO, basically because of traditionalism and patriarchalism, which is abusively being justified by ‘Islam’. A related post by Gulru is here: http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/?p=163
It is an illusion to think that salvation will come from imitating Western feminiusm, which despite initial and muhc-needed merits, has eventually turned awry even in the West (eg. the destruction of the family as the basic social unit, mass pornocracy, the promotion of homosexuality, etc.).
on March 26th, 2007 at 10:33 pm
“IMO, basically because of traditionalism and patriarchalism, which is abusively being justified by ‘Islam’. ”
This reminds me of an old saying: “if you see that you are losing, change the rules of the game.” Call it whatever, but the practice is there, my friend :D. Try convincing Taleban on this and see if you can get out of Afghanistan alive
on March 27th, 2007 at 9:15 am
“This reminds me of an old saying: “if you see that you are losing, change the rules of the game.””
If this reconforts you, my friend… (this said, that could also be called ‘flexibility’
lol)
For the rest, “traditionalism and patriarchalism, which is abusively being justified by ‘Islam’”, is not true or what? Traditionalism and patriarchalism will erode, Islam and the three other world religions are there to stay.
“Try convincing Taleban on this and see if you can get out of Afghanistan alive”
Apparently, I did.
lol
Nu teper seryozna: WHY DO YOU ALWAYS EQUALIZE ISLAM = TALIBAN?! There are plenty of examples of different practices of Islam, eg. in Turkey.
Oi muzhik, this obsession with the imminent ‘talibanisation’ of Tajikistan or other ’stans… I mean, I found that to be st. typical for part of the intelligentsia and urban people in the region, who are scared as hell for everyone and everything that does not matches their own social cocoons and mindsets.
on March 29th, 2007 at 8:32 am
Taliban are true and sincere Muslims, they observe Islam perfectly, but those “Muslims” who say that Taliban misinterprete Islam, they themselves are wrong, they neither properly know Islam, nor observe its rules completely, they are nominal Muslims, in fact.
on March 29th, 2007 at 1:19 pm
“WHY DO YOU ALWAYS EQUALIZE ISLAM = TALIBAN?! There are plenty of examples of different practices of Islam, eg. in Turkey.”
If our clergy was ok with the way Turkey is organized I would have no problem. These guys in TJ are screwed up in their heads (you know better than me) and the only thing they can settle for is taleban-like regime.
TJ has more chances to become talebanized because we share so much with afghans and iranians
Turkey’s model where religion is SEPARATE from government and where people are FREE from Islamic rule (like practice or die) is ok.
on March 30th, 2007 at 8:57 am
“Taliban are true and sincere Muslims, they observe Islam perfectly, but those “Muslims” who say that Taliban misinterprete Islam, they themselves are wrong, they neither properly know Islam, nor observe its rules completely, they are nominal Muslims, in fact.”
Actually Faramarz, If you don’t mind I’d like to know what you want to say by that. Do you express a sympathy for the Taliban as a Muslim (if you are one)? Or do you want to say that Islam on the whole unavoidably leads to Taliban-like situations?
on April 20th, 2007 at 6:55 pm
Dear Ataman
If you really want to observe Islamic rules/laws perfectly, you must become Taliban. really this religion propgates the way of life which is that of Taliban..
Bests,..
on May 14th, 2007 at 10:37 pm
i love tajakistan thankss..
on May 15th, 2007 at 11:59 pm
deneme
on July 29th, 2007 at 10:17 pm
neyi denedin
on August 7th, 2007 at 5:29 pm
it is a law of nature
on August 7th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
god give beatifully to woman, give power to man
on March 26th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Hi.i do not think that Islam made the women vale and base but it evaluated them in a real way so let women have a rest under the protection of men (their protectors)
Do not join it with the law (rule ) of nature.
Nature is consist of weather,trees,ground, and so on (non living things)
Women are our soul ,heart and vessels that without we are nothing.
on April 6th, 2008 at 2:26 am
Hi.i do not think that Islam made the women vale and base but it evaluated them in a real way so let women have a rest under the protection of men (their protectors)
Do not join it with the law (rule ) of nature.
Nature is consist of weather,trees,ground, and so on (non living things)