Gender wars: Women should fight for what they want!

It is about time women stoop up to men in all spheres of life. The
argument over which is the superior sex has been going on for ages.
Men often brag about how they are the superior gender. It is not
unusual or out of the ordinary to hear a man saying that women are
stupid. When I was young, I heard this statement so frequently that I
came to believe it.

However, the emergence of the miss independent career woman has taken
me back from this mindset. The independent career woman is confident,
strong, independent and has proven that she can do anything that a man
can do, and sometimes, even better.

Women have fought for what they want and have been making steady
progress over the years. Take a glance at our roads today and you will
see many young women driving personal cars. This was not the case
years back, when the sight of a woman- let alone a young one - driving
was rare. To add it up, some of these women also own prime property.

Women have developed a go-getter attitude, which has been instrumental
in their progress. They are now venturing into careers that were
previously considered the preserve of men.

The 21st century woman is ambitious and has big dreams, so she is
first getting the necessary knowledge to advance in her career. As a
result, many women are today employed. They have disproved the
old-fashioned belief that a woman's place is in the kitchen.

Take India and Liberia for example, the current presidents are women.
And the seats were not given to them. They boldly stood up and
challenged men to get the top seat in their respective countries.

On the local scene, we have the late Prof Wangari Mathai (R.I.P), who
has fought political, social and environmental battles for this
country. I grew up hearing people say she was 'crazy'. They could not
understand why a member of the weaker sex was campaigning to save the
environment. Years later, due to the effects of climate change, her
critics now understand, when the damage has been done. When she
received the Nobel Peace Price in 2004, her critics were embarrassed.
R.I.P Prof Wangare Mathai!

Though some women have made remarkable achievements, others still lag
behind, believing they cannot make it on their own. That is why,
although they are educated and have great potential, they keep waiting
for some rich man to marry them.

Though we have men who have achieved a lot, others have proved that
there is nothing special or superior about being a man, as widely
believed. This is because of their shocking behavior. For example,
what men can defile children and rape women and girls, the worst form
of humiliation that can happen to both men and women?

Instead of us wasting time and energy trying to prove who ir superior
between men and women, which makes no sense, let us stop begging for
things we can get through hard work and determination and work for
what we want with the knowledge that what a man can achieve, a woman
also can. I rest my case.