Puan Rozana is a Lawyer and
Puan Rosiah is just a Housewife.
Spot the difference? Why?
I don't know about other Countries, but in Malaysia “downgrading” had become so common that nobody bothers to rationalize the reason” – Aminah Pawan.
As my very best friend popped this question, the word “Attitude” instantaneously drove through my mind.
I’d label such a question as Controversial yet Intelligent.
I mean why not, Women today refuse to even touch, what more reply to such a question, simply because it sounded insensitive or just as an irrelevant subject matter. Women today have the ability to climb as high as they want, to hold any position in the Country even as Political Leaders for instance, but they have to understand that their importance in any Industry is all time limited. Limited in sense of ideology compared to Men when it comes to decision making, competency and dependability.
Now bare this in your mind, having said that Women are usually and often discriminated, in our own Country, we have Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah, The First Malay Woman Doctor in then Malaya, followed by Tan Sri Dato’ Seri (Justice) Norma Yaakub, the first Woman High Court Judge in then Malaya, not forgetting Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz the First Woman Governor of Federal Bank Malaysia.
And then we have the First Woman Producer in Malaysia Datuk Maria Menado and although the name Dato' Rassamah Naomi Navarednam Bhupalan does not ring a bell, but she was one of the earliest Women involved in the fight for then Malaya Independence.
Speaking on Extraterrestrial Divisions, Malaysia did give birth to its first Woman Astrophysicist appointed as the Director of the Vienna based United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and this was an appointment by the Honorable Secretary General of the United Nations Kofi Annan. She was then re-appointed by Ban Ki Moon for the same portfolio and later appointed by the United Nations as the Ambassador of Extraterrestrial Contact and the person I'm talking about is none other than Professor Datuk Dr. Mazlan Othman.
Malaysia’s name bloomed across the sea when Datuk Seri Michelle Yeoh was announced as the Most Wanted Malaysian Born – Hong Kong movie based Actress of the Century. Last but not least, the young and beautiful Datuk Nicol David, the first Malaysian Female / Youth who ranked the World’s number one Squash Player simultaneously made her the First Female / Youth in Asia who achieved the title of the World’s number one Squash Player also making her the United Nations (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador.
The above achievements proves that the Women are not penalized in Malaysia (not doubting that there are but in very minimal percentage), they’re still given freedom of speeches and thereto have, are and still managing to secure equal careers compared to Men. So gender equality isn't an area the Women of Malaysia should look into. What they need to further look into is improvisation of knowledge of the past, present and the future and once they understand this reality, they will come to understand the situation they’re in clearly, therefore they can voice their thoughts of what needs to be improved or maintained for the sake of their present and future well being. At the end of the day, it all boils down to the choices they make in upholding their rights.
It is also the menace they carry that will bring them up or down to their levels, and as you navigate through the rest of your life, be it in an opened collaboration, you will find that other people’s ideas are often better than your own. Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.
Behind every success story are the people who helped to make it happen, and this isn't necessarily exclusive to the people connected personally to your life. There are countless individuals in the public eye who, through their actions, serve as inspirations. Be in eyes of those Actors, Authors, Innovators or even Business Leaders, these people exemplify success in every aspect of their lives, not simply their achievements. In many instances, influencers and inspirers share their words of wisdom in the hopes of motivating others to pursue greatness. So why condemn, or even belittle and downgrade others especially of your kind…your own gender…what’s the need to make yourself penalized by others…for the Woman you are and the Woman others can be…for the beauty that grew within you cannot be compared to another.
The Women around the World should seek togetherness to prove to our future generation that they are the legitimate protectors and this can only be done by way of putting aside all sort of downgrading and personal comparisons with regards to statuses in life.
On average, the roles of Women are often abused psychologically. Such an inappropriate behavior has to be immediately stopped, as directly or indirectly these groups of people suffered and usually made victims of such an inhuman psychological tendency. It is the sole responsibility to help ensure that the communities today realize the importance to uphold and protect themselves from such social illnesses and their roles to help protect Women from further being parcels of any such offence.
Women and especially among Asians, are more aware and sensitive in making choices or decision, and when they understand a situation, they are better able to overcome negative elements that might harm their loved ones, or the Country. Regretfully, the stronger they get, the more emotional they tend to become and this is something they themselves should seriously look into. Average emotion could lead you to mutual agreement or disagreement, but over doing emotions may cause eternal fracture.
The habits of downgrading Women will be a very normal thing as long as we have the three (3) categories of Women in the World. The first category would be the first class working Women such as Political Leaders, CEOs or Founders. The second category would be the middle working class Women such as Executives, Secretaries, Clerks and even Factory Operators, which brings the good Housewives to be listed as the third category.
It's not difficult to understand that each of them thinks differently; adapts to things in different ways and do things in a different manner, therefore, approaches to these three (3) categories has to be precise, as each and every category are attached to their own domestic rules and regulations and in which respectively practiced among their families and friends. So why do one have to talk about the benefits of failure of another person when their ways of life are totally different from one another?
“It is time for Women to stop being Politely Angry” says Leymah Gbowee as she fought for Women’s rights around the World especially of her own root and the non-stop fight gained her the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011.
Both Nobel Peace Prize Winners had only one thing in common and one thing in difference; (1) A Muslim and a Non-Muslim; (2) A Hijabist portraying her Religious rights and a non-Hijabist but wears head covers to portray the dignity of her roots. Ask yourself, would you condemn these two Nobel Winners over their contributions? And when you give the answer to yourself, that would be the flicker to your pride and an answer to your own personality.
From my personal point of view, I would say that “The biggest rival to a Woman is another Woman” and this would be my best answer to the question. Freedom of speech is great but not when you’re using it against someone you dislike simply over her well being, status or income showing better off compared to yours; or against Women whom are confident in their lives with whatever little things they have.
“When fake people stop talking to you, they start talking about you and they have an image to maintain…real people just don’t give a damn”.
When someone adores you, smile.
When someone respects you, get the feel of being honored.
When someone is concerned about you, try to feel the privilege.
When someone insults you, awake the strength that lies within you.
When someone hates you, realize your incomparable worth…
...coz' it breaks them when they can’t break you.
