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What is the role of women in tunisia?? |
Travel Info I am doing this 4 homework so please hurry!! Travel Tips Women have a very important role in Tunisian culture. They are the foundations for the family, being both wife and mother. But they also have a more modern role as well. They are able to work, go out when they want, they can choose to wear the hijab or not, etc. In fact, Tunisia was one of the first countries in the world to establish equal rights for woman, even allowing them the opportunity to vote, and was one of the first Muslim countries to allow a woman to seek a divorce and to own property. That is just a summary, if you want something more specific, contact me and I'll be more than happy to help you. **EDIT** People are saying that the men do nothing in the house and it is all the responsibility of the woman and that just is NOT the truth. In my family (my husband, my brother_in-law, and my father-in-law) the men all help the woman with the cooking, the cleaning, and the shopping. In fact, it was my husband who decorated our house. He chose the color to paint the walls, which walls would be painted, and which color would go in which room. We both have the same taste and actually both fell in love with the living room at the same time. And we're not the only ones like that.My sister-in-laws family has the men help out, all my friends husbands and fathers help, the men in our extended family help out, I always see my neighbors husbands helping them - it's really a modernized attitude here. In fact, the new trend is for the men to do all the cooking. From my personal experience it's the women who shun the men away from helping out. They feel that the house is their domain and they can do things better, but if you give the men the opportunity, they are more than willing to do their fair share. Tunisians live side by side with foreigners, and see tourists all the time, plus see how other societies act by watching television. They have a very Europeanized view of the world, and a more open mind than most other Muslim countries. I've said this before in other questions: My husband helps with the cooking, the cleaning, the laundry, the shopping, he helps the kids with their homework, he takes them to and from school (when he doesn't work), he takes them out to play, etc. And like I said, he's not the only one. The stereotype men that don't do anything are the very old generation (70 years and older) and are no longer the norm in this country. Source(s): Have been living in Tunisia 5+ years http://360.yahoo.com/jamie_hassen... Other Travel Tips To take care of the men and to stay home and cook, make babies, clean. Go to the suk and buy food for the house, do laundry and sit around with other women and talk about other's, while they drink tea, and coffee. I am an american that lived there for 6 months, in Hammam Sousse. It varies a lot, in Tunis women have the same role as European women, but in small cities they are confined to traditional roles. While most women believe they are not treated equally, the men think they are given too much freedom! I have been in many homes and for the most part the husband and sons don't lift a finger in the house, usually the children study and aren't expected to help. This is the womens' role, even if she has a full time job and earns more than her husband. Preferably she would stay at home to show the family can afford this. Especially if there is some guest there, the husband would never humble himself by helping. Before they arrive, the woman becomes stressed and cleans everything. If there is dust on the floor or not enough food or tea prepared, people will talk. She's very interested in home decorating because a beautiful house is a reflection on her. In most towns except for large touristic places there are no caf茅s or arcades except for men and boys. Women should entertain themselves in their homes or the home of a friend. The nicer men freely admit to me that a girl shouldn't smoke, do shisha, swear, talk to too many people, dress badly, walk around by herself, or go to caf茅s. All these signal that you're a bad girl and men will take this as an invitation on the girl's part. They feel these "rules" are in place for a womans' protection and if you break them you'll see they are quite right. If a girl gets raped and pregnant, there's still a stigma. Part of the blame is on her because she doesn't know the father of her child. If she can't find a husband, she will kill the child or someone will do it for her. When you go to a funeral you'll notice as in most family gatherings men and women are seperated. Their roles don't suprise at all. The women are wailing and crying in a room with the dead person (this is mostly for show) while the men calmly read the Koran. Almost everyone accepts that women are as intelligent as men, and it is the law that they must be educated. However as women are said to be controlled by their emotions and the man by his brain, the final descision in the family is always made by the man. However usually the women know how to get him to agree! Like i said it varies from and this is my experience in a non-touristic town. I agree with Meziana, its totally true..it varies. My fathers family in Tunisia are in a small town, and most don't do much around the home to be honest, they are not completely lazy but people assume housework is the womens job, also women prefer to do this. My father, is not like this, his Tunisian married to British, and he helps alot around the house, gardening, decorating, occasional cooking etc. It depends how men have been brought up, for example most will have not been taught how to cook.. My boyfriend there is similar, he can only cook very basic things which is why he went from unniversity in Sfax to Sousse..as its nearer his home and his mum can still look after him!! its sweet actually. I believe the women's role today is to have a good level of education, family encourage the girls to do the Baccaloriat and pass in the hope of going to unniversity. The girls are also expected to remain quite traditional, for example learn how to cook good 'cous cous', marry..but not forced, women are marrying in their mid 20's now. I personally, prefer to marry early 20's and i lived in uk all my life..so it really varies. Once married, women are expected to have children..a.s.a.p, as a marriage is not complete without children, i think this puts alot of pressure on them, as family with question after 6 months why shes not pregent!! I will NEVER let them get to me..as i want to marry and be with my husband for a few years as just a couple and then consider children.. Anyway, good luck with the work if you want any help email me. What subject is it for? I would love to have done an essay about this.. |
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