Sounds ironic, isn’t it?
But that’s the truth.
On the one hand, Sakshi Malik and PV Sindhu were receiving accolades for their victory in the Rio Olympics. On the other hand, Rohit Khandelwal was being cheered for winning the beauty pageant and earning the title, “Mister World 2016.”
“The times they are a-changin’...” as was once sung by Bob Dylan.
And in a country, where men usually returned with Olympic medals and women won beauty pageants, times have definitely changed.
These days, I have noticed many women searching for jobs in male-dominated careers while men are seeking “pink-collared jobs.”
A few days back, I met a man who was considering to start his own babysitting business. There are talks about many men who wish to stay “house-husbands” while their wives are out working.
On the other hand, women have proved their worth in sports once open only for male, such as wrestling and cricket. Recently, three women cadets of the Indian Air Force broke the barriers to etch their names in the history books, as they became the first women fighter pilots, a field once considered a male domain.
I had often noticed this interchange of roles but disregarded it.
But now that the victors have brought it back to my notice, I realise that the society has also changed along with time.
Where once people were discouraged and criticised for choosing professions dominated by opposite gender, they are now being supported and encouraged to go in for the same.
I wonder what changes we will get to see in the future!
(Published in The Gulf Today on August 27, 2016)
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