Why we should be bothered by gendered language during the lockdown

“Joke” WhatsApp messages were in abundance, with single women allegedly texting married women to ask if they can “borrow” their husbands as temporary “heads of household”.

Women are also reporting on social media that they have been stopped by the police and asked if they are in fact the "heads of their households". The gendered, patriarchal mindset of our leaders has rendered invisible thousands of women raising families on their own. Having made them invisible the question then arises of what policies and programmes are going to be made to cater to them to dig themselves out of the economic sinkhole that we are all pretending is not yawning beneath us.

The 2018 Malaysian Labour Force Survey shows that 60.2 percent of women who are not officially employed cite housework, including child and elderly care, as the main reason for not seeking work. Housework, which includes family responsibilities, is also a common problem raised by women in the current workforce that prevents them from taking heavier responsibilities or leadership roles in the workplace.

The PM has just announced his latest package of grants and subsidies to the nation. He has pledged that no one will be left behind and even Makcik Kiah, the pisang goreng seller, will have something to smile about.

Totally agreed. If this is not the time to die like a proud Covid-19 pewssy, pray tell, then when?

cutelabia

challasopercom Overthinking it a tad, no?

I couldn’t agree more!

Wowo. 'Dangerously gendered'? Are you for real? 🙄

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