Women Let's Pledge For Parity

And it's #IWD. Yeah it's International Women's Day and this year's theme is #GenderParity.
Let me digress a bit and talk about a statistic Uncle Jimi Agbaje gave us last year when he was interviewed by a coalition of women as part of the activities marking International Women's Day. I just reread the post and the statistic just made sense to me. I'm not sure if he was quoting a study or if it was a judgment based statistic...15% of households in the country (Nigeria) are headed by women and more are actually managed by the women. The question that jumps out to me is "Where are the men?"

Why are women left to be solely responsible for the families that took two to form? Why are the men abdicating their own share of the responsibility?

We can pledge and scream about #GenderParity till we're blue in the face but if the woman has to cover for both herself and the man, she cannot reach her maximum God-given potential. We need strong husbands for there to be strong wives (and vice versa). You may find it hard to believe but I tell you that a universe with strong women and weak/suppressed men is just as terrible as a world with strong men and weak/suppressed women.
I agree with affirmative action for women empowerment. I just disagree with any affirmative action that places women's needs ABOVE those of men. Someone, in a bid to prove his commitment to women empowerment says that he has 6 women and 2 men in a particular position. If the six women occupy the positions just because they are women, that's affirmative action gone wrong. If they are occupying the positions because they are the most qualified for the job, that's the affirmative action I believe in...

I actually started out with the intention to write to women who climb the ladder on the basis of affirmative action then take the ladder with them when they get to the top of the ladder. In all my experience, if you look close enough, there's a woman fanning the embers of discord in order to worsen the plight of another woman. My sister, the bulk of the work involved in building strong women that will be available to coexist with strong men lies with us. Take the pledge today; #PledgeForParity.

Madam that has risen to the "top" and is making life difficult for the men that come in contact with her, you are an obstacle in the wheels of progress. It's time to change...#PledgeForParity

Enjoy your day.

PS: I'll share the link to where you can take the pledge as a comment. Whether you take the pledge online or not, take the message to heart.