Gender roles: Colombian and Indian Culture

Gender roles: Tradicional Vs Modern  

Tradicional Roles

Traditionally, women and men of Hindu and Colombian culture have specific roles within society. In these two cultures, women must take care of children and the home, while men play a dominant role as breadwinners and take on the responsibility of maintaining the pride of the family.

In India it is believed that "in childhood a woman must be subject to her father, in youth to her husband, when her lord dies to her children, a woman must never be independent". While in Colombia, "the traditional relationship between men and women assumes that women put the wishes of their husbands before theirs," but this is generally seen more in rural than in urban areas.


Modern Roles

Thanks to the laws on gender equality that have been promoted in India and Colombia, it has allowed women to have a more important role in society. For example, in India, at least one third of the total positions in local political parties are held by women. In this society, the idea that women should dedicate themselves to domestic activities has been maintained. Now, women of Indian culture have a sense of empowerment and freedom. In Colombia, the roles of women have changed according to the economy. For example, women from the middle and upper classes have held important positions in business and at the political level to maintain their family status. Some lower class women work in the fields or outside of their homes to help with the household economy. In addition, there are many enterprising women in this social level, they seek to strengthen their business idea. 

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