Equality- we all have equal roles to play

I'm hardly a fan of activism. I love action because if we all do our part, there would have been more progress by now. It's only after we have taken some action, that we can encourage others to do the same through your activism. 

From the home, husbands should play an active role in shifting societal perception. 

Wake up at night to care for the Baby too, yes she is on maternity leave but it's serious work for her too all day. Sleep early so you can make up for it. Perhaps if she is not overly stressed out, she can spend more time developing herself before she gets back to work, then she can earn a promotion soon enough.

Support your partner's career ambitions, if it involves a lot of travel, adapt to it, don't complain. Parents, please don't rush your daughters into marriage while they are trying to build their career to an extent they are comfortable with before making that move.  This little thing culminate in a big difference over time.

At work, try to make the team bonding meetings hold at lunchtime, the women with children hardly wait for after work hangout, their maternal instincts won't let them. And even the single ladies sometimes don't just feel comfortable staying out late as men would do. And because these informal meetings are so influential on forming power ties in the office, and who eventually becomes Boss... please make it an even playing field. 

Mentor other women around you as well. There are many more men in executive positions today and if men only mentor men the cycle would continue. And women, be comfortable to raise other women, there is no glory in being the only outstanding woman around the office. 

Equal pay is the big elephant in the room, and for organizations who just pay men better for no evidential reasons, oh you are so 1970. For those whose women lag behind probably because of more maternity leave time out, less time for self-development and probably not just negotiating enough, it's time you deliberately create strategies to address the root cause. 

Perhaps your promotion strategy should focus more on results delivered per time rather than results delivered over time, which helps the man stay ahead since he hardly takes out any long leave. And if you still do this based on years worked on a role, oh it's time to shake things. 

As much as I'd love to say that organizations should set pay grades and not let negotiation strength of each employee determine their pay. I know this might continue for a while. And being a better negotiator is not a function of gender, we should all do our homework and price ourselves adequately. 

In my attempt to squeeze one more, don't leave your girls in the kitchen while the boys are in the garden either playing or trimming the flowers. Don't send girls to cheerleading and boys to karate class. Let these options be a function of individual preference and not gender stereotypes. Because the stereotypes always starts from the home before it spreads into the society. 

School's don't prioritize the boy's sports over the girl's sports. That's where our interests are formed from, that's why many don't even know when the women's World Cup is going on but the world stands still when the men's World Cup is ongoing. 

It is harder to change the minds of adults than it is to start programming the minds of the next generation.

Do your own bit today, moreover, equality wouldn't be a debate, if we are more focused on humanity- just do what is right! And everyone would get the equality they both demand and deserve.