As an era that is ambition-driven, we tend to look towards the women whose names make headlines and forget the women who are running in the shadows, putting out fires, and generally giving lives some equilibrium. If these ladies were not a part of our societies, the world would be nothing but chaos, and that’s why we celebrate these unsung heroines today.
Housemaids
This is a role that has created some controversies over the years. The typical chicken-and-egg story of maids turning their masters evil versus masters turning their maids evil. The fact is society cannot do without these fine women who leave their homes to come and take care of others’ usually at a peanut fee. These are women who are always the last to sleep and the first to wake up, always making sure that everything at home is in order.
Cooks
You have seen them in schools, hospitals, restaurants, marketplaces, burials, weddings, et al. We all assume they don’t deserve a mention because, well, they’re always hiding in the kitchens. Cooking, especially for a big crowd, is a job that only a powerful, patient, and talented woman can do.
Cleaners
You drive past them as they sweep the roads, walk by as they clean your office floors, windows, desks, and you never think about them until you move past them again. These are women who have made it their personal business to keep the environment sparkling clean even when nobody notices. We celebrate these brilliant ladies today.
Mobile laundry women
These are women who move from house to house washing people’s clothes. What’s more heroic about these women is that they have learned the skill of washing almost to perfection. For the hardworking bachelors and spinsters, when you land on the perfect laundry woman, it’s like landing on manna.
Security guards
It’s very difficult to look at a female security guard past the gun or arrow. Most people assume that these women don’t have a life or if they do, it’s a very boring one. What we don’t know is that these are women who have circumvented the male world to take up jobs that were previously designed for men.
Housewives
In the wake of this feminist era, people tend to look down on women who choose to become housewives, calling them lazy and unfocused. They forget that staying at home to take care of the family is a job. This is a woman who will always have time for the children and husband, no matter how many house chores she has to go through all day.
Waitresses
Despite the way they’re looked down upon, waitresses have an admirable degree of smartness and the patience of a saint. They will smile for you and listen to your grumpiness when all they have to do is serve you and leave. If you can’t pursue a professional counselling session, all you have to do is have a waitress friend, and she will always have an ear.