A pattern we rarely question keeps repeating itself in many homes.
A girl is told to do more house chores because “she will get married one day. A boy is placed in charge, allowed to give instructions, not because he is more capable, but because he is male and “will have a wife.”
This is where inequality quietly begins. When girls are trained for service and boys are trained for authority, we are not preparing children for life, we are assigning roles based on gender. House chores are not preparation for marriage. They are basic life skills. Responsibility has no gender, and leadership is not inherited. These everyday messages shape how children see themselves. Girls grow up believing their worth is tied to how well they serve. Boys grow up believing leadership means control rather than contribution. Over time, this mindset limits women’s growth and excuses men from shared responsibility. If society continues in this direction, there will be little space for women to thrive, not because they are incapable, but because they were never given equal room to grow. From childhood, we normalize the idea that men lead and women follow, and by adulthood, the imbalance feels normal. This conversation is not about attacking men. It is about fairness. It is about balance. It is about dignity for every child.
