gender, age and other biases

As an old friend once pointed out rather poignantly, religion is nothing but a set of rules installed at a time of need. Society as an organic entity may well find religious 'notions' antiquated by virtue of need, wants and other aspects of contemporary life.
My wife is a stay at home mom (for the time being anyway). My mom was too. My father works and so do I. We have domestic help but certain duties are assigned to each individual- for instance, in my family, women take care of household responsibilities while men ensure that the external environment, money, etc. is taken care of. this of course, is a more broad-based division.

We study in management, that where more than one boss is present, chaos is likely to ensue. We as managers, executives, etc. find it extremely objectionable. Imagine two heads of household- both with 'shared' or 'overlapping' responsibilities in this context! In a family, there are unlikely to be very well defined boundaries of conduct and authority so if anybody says here it's possible, let them prove it rather than say it.

assigning duties is sometimes perceived gender, race or otherwise biased. We, in the Indian society consider the 'baniya' clan to be the traditional 'businessman' or 'trader'. I know several muslim craftsman who are simply fantastic at what they do! i'm sure there are others but i can't recall off hand.

Within the household itself, grandmothers tend to be the spiritual centers of the family. Grandfathers tend to act as monetary guides, delegating executive activities to sons, whose children bear the burden of 'training' for the next generation. THis mimics in my humble opinion, the structure of modern corporations starting with directors, executive boards and at some level, the interns and trainees.

is it so bad? I recall telling a fellow african (originally) roommate that BET is an example of what he termed later as 'reverse racism'. why do we feel so bad about calling a spade a spade. perhaps we're looking at the negative side of things rather than the upside. remember- calling someone tall can be both a compliment and the opposite....