Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.
It is necessary to severely discriminate against women when it comes to paid labor.
Even if a woman is as competent as a man, she should not be given the same opportunities.
Men, by virtue of their biological nature, derive joy and fulfillment from spending their wages on their wives and families. Hence, to pay a man is to provide support for a marriage and family.
By contrast, women refuse to spend on their husbands, and resent spending on their children (believing that such support should come from the father).
When one pays a woman, one only provides money for her individual interests.
As a general principle, the more paid labor goes to women, the more that marriage and families disappear.
The result is a society of atomized individual consumers.
Today, the body of our neighbor was found buried and decomposed.
He had been wounded and left bleeding for three days during the last evacuation from northern Gaza.
When he realized he would not survive, and that no one could reach him, he made his final decision.
He covered himself with soil and buried himself while in prostration.
Now, his remains were found in that same position still in sujood.
His body was discovered beside a tree he chose as his final resting place.
He left a sign for his family… his ring tied above the soil with a thread, along with a small branch from the tree, so they could find him.
Even in his final moments, he thought of them.
Even in death, he left a message of dignity, faith, and farewell.
This is not just a story.
This is a life. A human being. A final act of strength in the face of unimaginable pain.