Claudia #4

Men and women in India think men and women are equal. However I have noticed that women and men are often separated. My hypothesis is that the philosophy is separate but equal. The problem with separate but equal is making sure that it is equal. Men seem to think that they can do things that women can do not as well, however they also believe that there are some things women can do better then men. Does that count as equality? Is that accepting a difference and utilizing each person to their full potential, and is there anything wrong with that? I want to learn more about this. The problem with that is that this is their way of life. So why would they feel it interesting or relevant to tell me about it. There is no reason they should think it is that different. The other problem is that as a kind of new concept for me I am not sure what to ask, or how to ask it.

Another problem I have come across is finding out the difference. There are things that I would not have thought would be interesting but they have come up only to learn that things are very different in India. Similarly I have asked things that I thought would be different and their answer is similar to how things are done in the US. Without knowing what I don’t know, how do I know how to ask it.