Women want to be respected too

Charity Katotobwe
5 min readApr 16, 2021

Men want to be respected. That is what you hear everyone say. Men wish to be loved and cared for, and treated like babies.

I hear that all the time and everywhere you go you find these kind of statements. I read about it in the papers, on the radio is amplified and everything about pleasing men.

Fellow women believe a man should be respected and treated like a baby to be happy, faithful, and stay connected to you. (It is all a lot of nonsense. A man who is determined to disrespect you will still be disrespectful. Men cheat on their beautiful and most loyal and respectful wife).

Well, what about me? I deserve to be respected and treated like a baby too. I’m a person too as I reflect.

Most African cultures idolize men, and they know women worship them and they take advantage of that.

No one hears the voices of women because of lack of general appreciation of women. Women are treated less of an equal, taught to worship men as a demigod. Please do not get me wrong.

I have nothing against “ Respect” per se; however, I feel respect has to be mutual. We both needed to be respected. Note that I am not referring to gender or anything of the sort. My point is as human beings; we ought to…

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Charity Katotobwe
Charity Katotobwe

Written by Charity Katotobwe

Chartered Accountant, MBA. Lives in South Africa. Executive Director of Food & Nutrition Foundation, Business & Management Consultant.

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