Women Empowerment, a Wakeup Call for Men
Posted on Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Author: Aska Makori
women empowerment has become an issue
This past Sunday was International Women’s Day, shout out to all the women out there. You are strong, you are wonderful, you are special and this world without you would be non-existent. Can you imagine a world without a woman? No honestly, try to imagine a world without a nurturer… non-existent. So yesterday, messages of encouragement were being posted on social media appreciating women and their touch that can be felt in every aspect of life. Women in leadership were being congratulated for withstanding the pressure in a male dominated domain, mothers were being congratulated for their nurturer nature, girls were being encouraged to be morally upright, atrocities against women were being discouraged; generally, it was a day to celebrate women.
Not really though, not everyone was celebrating the female human. There are those who felt like this day is too hyped for their liking because women have made themselves superior to men and celebrating this day is like encouraging female dominance. Now, what is wrong with female dominance? Who said that the female gender cannot be superior? The society has created this outlook of the female gender being weak and in need of male domination hence we have grown up believing that authority belongs to men; very false.
Men are only dominant in their homes; to their wives! Even the bible says that wives should submit to their husbands, not women. Submission means being under the authority and it is compulsory for every woman to adhere to this, otherwise there will be no stability in the marriage institution. The reason why most marriages don’t last is because spouses are trying to execute duties in the family that have not been set aside for them. The book of Ephesians 5:21, states it clearly that a married couple should submit to one another. In simple terms, in marriage, every party should thrive in what they are good at. Men don’t really expect to be dominant when it comes to the domestic duties because most are dealt with by the woman; same applies to the woman who is trying to be the protector and provider in a home, it doesn’t work that way.
Benjamin Zulu on submission
According to Benjamin Zulu, a Clinical Psychologist and Public Speaker, submission does not mean being subdued. It means that the man is the leader and the wife his support mechanism. Speaking in Full Circle with Joyce on Switch TV, he stated that women flourish in everything they do but they should always let their man lead in areas where he is supposed to lead.
“Submission becomes distasteful when confused with the word subdue. In marriage, the man builds the house, the woman makes it a home. The man governs the house, the woman goes under his authority to avoid conflicts” he said.
As the woman submits, the man loves. It is natural for a woman who is loved to submit without any trouble. What most people don’t know is that loving is tougher than submitting. When a man is given the responsibility to love, he is tasked with sacrificing his ego, subduing his anger and animalistic instincts for the woman he married. Loving your wife means becoming a fool for this woman such that you could die for her if need be. Zulu added that, for a man to be respected by his wife, he has to love her and by loving her, he is to not lust after every other woman he sees but his wife.
“Women out there have no business submitting. If a man wants submission, he should go home to his wife!” He added.
It’s clear that women have not been restrained from venturing into leadership and fighting for equal opportunities as men. There is power in every woman that men should acknowledge and admire because women have a way of turning every opportunity they get into a blessing. We call upon all men to seize this opportunity and grow together with them or take this as a challenge and get out of their comfort zone. A time will come when the only thing a woman can’t do is pee while standing up. Maybe it is at this time that men will finally realize that they too need empowerment.
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