Asenla Yanger
Principal, Sakus Mission College, Dimapur
As times and cultures evolve, there is a perceptible change in the traditional gender roles assigned to women and men. From a coy, conservative, confined and largely contained gender role for women, there has been a definite change in the way women have evolved with the society.
With half of the world comprising of women, we are not scant with examples of women who have excelled themselves and championed their cause in various fields of excellence. Throughout history, there are countless women who stand tall in their achievements and influence, towards every aspect of human existence that we know and the list is endless. Talk science, adventure, education, economics, commerce, politics, military, space, sports or whatever that comes to your mind, they have shaped the way the world looks today.
Women today are proud, patient, persistent, productive, passionate and progressive. From womb to tomb, the cycle of life starts with a woman and is nurtured with one. As we talk of gender equality today, let us set aside our male-female difference and together, shoulder to shoulder, holistically develop and support one another to witness and be partakers of lasting prosperity for generations to come. Let’s stand in ovation to these unsung heroes of the society. Let us remember Galatians 3:28, “There is neither Jew nor Greek, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”