Memes on Gender Equality

It started with a simple share on the WIIM NCR group. I had seen the article already, so there was nothing new for me and ignored it. 

But then, the modern day stories started appearing. How women are still expected to serve food to their husbands, procreate at the mil's will, remain presentable at all times, hide their frustration and not expect the men to share the chores (while there is no issue with the women sharing the earning), women

 who stand near the door to hand the man his kerchief and wallet on his way out, women who pick and iron the man's clothes before he leaves for office. 

I have absolutely no issue with ladies who wish to do these things, just as I have no issue with ladies who don't want to. The issue is with forcing an image of ideal on the unwilling. 

And that, then, gave rise to this series of memes. I have no idea where the creative surge came from, but perhaps the captions will help. All captions - both on the meme and in text, are real things reported by women in 2022! 

And this is the learned helplessness of men 

The mother in law said, "Please wear some make up early in the morning so that your husband feels nice when he sees you in the morning": 

My mil wants us to have children right after marriage: 

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I had a fight with my wife because i called her 10 minutes before reaching and she did not turn on the AC to chill the room by the time i arrive: 

This one is a depiction of women in cinema. The man is the change maker, the woman is the supplementary caregiver. 

Next time we want to address a subject like gender or privilege, perhaps memes should do the communication. 

I will seriously use these and other memes to bring gender to the discussion table. 

What are your skills, exactly?

When a woman comes to work after a break, the no. 1 question she is asked is "skills." So here it is, a skill based:

RESUME OF A WOMAN

Profile Brief

A CEO level talent with incredible view of all dimensions of running an enterprise. A dedicated and mature leader who has proven track record in aligning contrasting stakeholders to a common goal.

Finance

End to end budgeting, funds allocation and management of funds, accounting and internal audit for an annual budget of XX LPA. Upto 7-10% YoY increase in the budget every year. Additional responsibility is absorbed with no team augmentation.

Operations

Task Scheduling and Monitoring to ensure end to end efficiency in operations. Track record of less than 2% outage/task slippage over x years.

Operations Planning using CPM to ensure non-stop business continuity with minimal time investment.

Maintenance Scheduling and monitoring for all capital and operational assets including perishables.

Inventory Management

Demand forecasting and Inventory Management for 120+ SKUs, panning across Capex, Opex and perishables, with 0 outages and less than 10% forecasting error.

Human Resources

Recruitment, Talent Engagement, Agile Performance Management system with ongoing 360 degree feedback for a team of 5. Annual Attrition at <20%. Exit management and HR transactions like payroll, benefits, grievance and discipline management. 24*7*365 POSH monitoring and control.

Stakeholder Engagement

Excellent stakeholder management skills with proven ability to align stakeholders with opposing agendas to arrive at a common ground and collaborate. Ability to deal with a variety of stakeholders across levels, domains and organisations.

Negotiation Skills

Ability to negotiate in 1:1 and 1:M situations and arrive at Win-Win outcomes.

Project Management

Ability to plan, execute, monitor, control and close projects of short and long term duration across travel, construction and education industries. Brings valuable client perspective to the table.

Procurement

Ability to source on both “L1” and “L1,V1” basis for industries as varied as FMCG, Stationery, Appliances, Construction, Materials(B2B) etc.

Vendor Management

Contract Management, Performance Monitoring, Review Feedback, Payments processing and ongoing vendor relationship management.

Risk Management

Operational and Behavioral Risk Management in operational capacity. Ability to foresee risk, threat, vulnerability and plan accordingly.

Internal Audit

Ability to deduce information from written and unwritten sources and remain an agile internal watchdog. Also ensures organisational preparedness for external audits.

Communications Management

Ability to customise the message according to the needs of the recipient. Ability to be sensitive and responsive to the communication needs of various stakeholders and ensures adequate contact and communication.

Quality

Ability to apply simple QA and QC procedures to ensure quality. Ability to train team members on the importance of quality.