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Historically, there has always been this intolerance with respect to gender. This is so because historically, men held important and prestigious jobs and there was always this barrier which hindered women from attaining certain positions .Thus, it can be said that historically the males were seen as the “breadwinners” and the females were seen as the homemakers[housewives],who takes care of the children and does the domestic chores. According to an article [Hallam,J 2019] based on the slave experience for men an women, it shows the gendered workforce against slavery. In the course outline for Caribbean Civilization this was also made mention to, as the topic of gender roles during slavery were prominently highlighted. Thus, combining the knowledge from the article and the course content, it makes mention to African men and women who were brought into the Caribbean and forced to work as slaves. Particular tasks were assigned to men an women on the plantation fields. West Africa sold slaves based on their skilled skills and ability. A prime example where this can be seen is in the movie called AMISTAD. Men were considered to be more valuable workers based on their strength. Thus, jobs assigned for them to do were work involving high intensity or strenuous labour force[work]. Some of these jobs included building houses and ploughing the lands/fields. Thus, males predominantly dominated the factory work. On the other hand, women were involved in domestic work and little field work. Thus, women slaves were reduced to doing domestics, huckstering and petty trades which were considered to be unskilled work in comparison to the males. Thus, historically it can be seen that the males were the dominant gender preferred for particular jobs. Due to historical evidences[slavery] of the roles that males and females played in the past definitely has a role /influence on intolerance to this topic in today’s society.

After emancipation of slavery in the 19th century, gender inequalities have increased and it became highly stratified. Politically women were excluded from elite political and economic roles. Therefore, the majority worked as maidens, hagglers and dressmakers. At this point males were most likely the breadwinners because job opportunities for educated persons were male oriented. Women were believed not to need as much education as men, because they were destined to be mothers, wives and domestic workers. Historically, this is what they continued to be. It was visibly seen in the Amerindian families that as men and women were socially different along very strong gendered lines. The males learnt techniques from their fathers, such as hunting, fishing and building and the females learnt the domestic work from their mothers.

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Patriarchy in the family space tied in with religion.

According to [Encyclopaedia.com 2019], patriarchy is describing a social system whereby the males[fathers] are always dominant [head of the household] and women were secondary in comparison because men held a greater authority. Firstly, in terms of family life the men are seen as the decision makers, disciplinarians and breadwinners. They were obligated to provide for their families and the family will in turn show respect and obedience. If the female[mother] works outside of the home, their job and its income is secondary to that of the male “breadwinner”. Religion strongly ties into this aspect because according to an article[Openbible.info 2019],it uses quotes taken from the Bible in 1-Timothy 2:11-15 it states that, “Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather for she is to remain quiet. For Adam was formed first, then Eve”. Also, in Ephesians 5:23 it states, “For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and himself it’s saviour”. Thus, historically family life and religion has played a major role in shaping the Caribbean identity, as individuals have their own personal religious beliefs which relate to the Caribbean. Historically, the male slaves would be the person to get permission to marry a female slave. According, to an article [Lab,D 2019], it states that if a male slave wanted to marry a woman from another plantation, he had to get permission from the female herself, also obtaining consent from his master. Thus, once he has been married, he is entitled to her love.

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The picture below shows a woman doing what is stereotyped in today’s society to be a man’s job because of the intolerance in the past. In today’s society there is still this partial intolerance embedded deep within, as one is quick to judge this person act. What comes to your mind when you see this picture?

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The picture below shows a woman doing what is stereotyped in today’s society to be a man’s job because of the intolerance in the past. In today’s society there is still this partial intolerance embedded deep within, as one is quick to judge this person act. What comes to your mind when you see this picture?

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Intolerance in today's society with respect to jobs.

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Intolerance in today's society with respect to jobs.

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Well based on influences from the past, males are considered to be proven as the dominant gender with respect to strenuous hard labour extensive work. However, in today’s society it can be seen that females are dominating the fields in the workplace and the education system. According to an article [ Ilo.org 2019], it shows that there is a competitive business performance with growing evidences which shows successful companies having a large percentage of women in senior management roles. They are in dominating in jobs that men would usually dominate in. Furthermore, an article from [Everyculture.com 2019] states that women have made many achievements in the last three [3] decades as they now join males in the field of lawyers, politicians, journalists and civil servants. Additionally, females do strenuous jobs such as engineering which is quite common in Universities throughout the Caribbean. A prime example is in the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine. Also, in the education system in the Caribbean it is known to many that females outshine the males with respect to their achievement in the education system. An article which can back this statement is one found from the a [Souza,J 2017], which shows the education system with respect to females versus males’ achievement. It states that in Trinidad and Tobago, that females dominate the top spots int the Secondary entrance assessment[SEA],the Caribbean secondary education certificate[CSEC] and the Caribbean advanced proficiency examinations[CAPE].Thus, based on the evidence found it can clearly be seen that the Caribbean is trying to move further away from the intolerance with respect to gender roles and implement more equality in today’s society. Thus, there will forever be a fraction of intolerance with respect to gender roles in the workplace because of the presence of stereotypes. Thus, based on the statement given it is safe to say that the Caribbean is characterized by partial intolerance with respect to gender roles [inequality]. As in today’s society the Caribbean is moving away from the intolerance as influenced historically in the past. They are creating a new identity to the Caribbean by attempting to move away from the intolerance. Some individuals will see this movement as in just, but this is the way in which the society is changing.

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This picture below shows a female holding a male:

The roles here are reversed where the female portrays strength in holding the male.

What would you think if you saw this happening? Would we as a Caribbean be intolerant to this behaviour? Knowing that in the past and in present day society the male is usually seen as the dominant gender with respect to strenuous activities, such as males are more inclined to be physically stronger than females. However, in this case below the roles are reversed.

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However, there is also a partial intolerance in the Caribbean with respect to patriarchy in family life and religion. In what way? As mentioned above the males are always the dominant person in the household [the head] and they are expected to provide for their family. Religion also supports patriarchy as in the bible it states that the husband is the head of the wife which is usually as Adam came before Eve. Thus, as the male has a greater authority, males are usually the one to get on one knee an ask for permission to marry the female. In today’s society this is how the gender role is played. This relates back historically to slavery as mentioned that the male slave is usually the one to ask for the females’ permission to get married. In today’s society mainly it is seen in churches present today in Catholicism the arch bishop is the head of the church. The archbishop is seen as the male who portrays the head as Christ is the head of the church. However, in today’s society there is grave intolerance as people are intolerant to the behaviour or the idea that a woman can propose to a man. Additionally, when a male and a female gets married the male lifts the veil of the females head symbolizing that he lifts the virginity from the female. In terms of identity in the Caribbean, gender ties into sexuality as the main point is that the Caribbean is said to be solely heterosexual, where there is also an intolerance based on religion towards individuals outside the range for example the: LGBQT+. Thus, the male roles are an important aspect to the Caribbean in terms of identity with respect to religious beliefs

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The picture below shows a female proposing to a male:

What do you think when you see this image? In the Caribbean based on the religious aspect both historically and present day, it is known that a man is to propose to a female. What if the roles were reversed as seen here? Would we as a Caribbean be intolerant to this behaviour? The mere fact is that yes there would be grave intolerance in terms of the gender roles in the family and religion. Typically, the man is the head of the house and has a greater authority, here depicted it is not.

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Mistrust in the Caribbean Space with respect to gender roles:

In the Caribbean mistrust comes into consideration when gender roles cross over into political parties. In the political aspect for example in Trinidad and Tobago there wasn’t any females who dwelved into politics. As males are more predominantly chosen to be elected as a Prime Minister. In 2010 , May 26th the countries first ever female who was appointed the Prime Minister, Attorney general and leader of the opposition. The public had a mistrust of the government, merely due to the fact that a male was the head or the leader of the political government. Thus, it was seen that in 2010 the gender roles were switched as it was the first time ever that a female held a higher position than a male. Thus, the males now had a deep distrust that women were beginning to dominate the workplace. Therefore, there was victory when there was a pursuit of gender inequality and justice in Trinidad and Tobago. Also, with respect to religion there is mistrust in the Caribbean as there are many individuals who come from the same religious background, but the alter the meaning of the scriptures in the bible. Thus, it makes it difficult to understand the true meaning of what the bible is trying to say for example with the male being the head of the house. Another aspect of mistrust is represented in terms of gender where the male for example lifts the veil it symbolizes that the female virginity has been lifted. However, in terms of the male point of view there is no religious cultural identity that shows that the male is free from inappropriate activities. Also the mistrust comes in where some females use the veil [identity marker] in an inappropriate way, for example they would have had children before ,thus their virginity is lost.

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Thus, to wrap everything together based on the examples an evidences provided to back/prove the statements it can be seen that there is still some intolerance and mistrust in the Caribbean with respect to gender roles[inequality]in the Caribbean.

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A picture shows a female topping her school in terms of Mathematics in terms of Education