Marginalized Women | Aspect of Patriarchal Norms | No. 2 | The Invisible Rules for Women | Religiously Expected to Follow
Let's talk about the second aspect of patriarchal norms, which is about the invisible, religiously applied rules for women within society. There are no set numbers, since many people often don't acknowledge that these rules exist. Patriarchal dialogue does not reflect a command but more like advice. Before elaborating on other details, let's look at some of the advice given to women. Some of them are as follows: Do not go out when it is dark. Girls should be more careful with their actions. A woman should learn to compromise. What will people say? You are a girl. You can not do this. After marriage, you will have to focus only on household chores and keep your career aside. Good women do not argue much. These statements may sound ordinary or like personal opinions, as many of us have heard them in our households from older family members, especially mothers. In fact, they grow bigger because they are tied to a specific gender and repeated generation after generation, shap...
