Utkarsh Narang traces gender roles from post-birth labor divisions through the 1970s feminist movement, which pushed women into the workforce. Today, men increasingly see gender equality as a human-rights issue that benefits everyone, not just women.
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And we all have our beautiful, unique strengths and roles in this world. But when did this disparity happen and how are we facing it?
Yeah, look, that's a really complex question and probably greater minds than me could answer it. But I think, you know, I mean, it's obviously through history. And I think I read recently somewhere around sort of, you know, women giving birth and then how their roles changed where they were then confined to the home. And therefore, the men were out working. And I think it's grown out of that sort of where there were very strict sort of different expectations for men and women, both in the home and in society. And I think how I've seen that shift is, you know, the sort of feminist movement who decided that, yes, you could be mothers, but you could also be humans and you could also have ambitions around career. And so, there was a lot of, you know, fight for equality, particularly around workforce participation. You know, women often couldn't work if they were married. And so, how that shifted. And I think, you know, I came into the world at a time where, you know, the '70s and '80s, there was a bit of a, a lot of sort of advocacy around women's participation and women's rights, mainly by women. And I think the shift I've seen is that now there's a, you know, there's a lot more men who see the benefits of gender equality and actually actively supporting that. I'm not saying that they weren't in previous days, but I think that's the shift that, you know, yes, it's women's rights, but actually human rights, and that gender equality actually benefits everyone.