Gender roles within the Chicano household has stayed the same since years ago. Usually within the Chicano household the male always has to catered to even when the women is sitting down eating she has to get up and serve him because within the Latino culture it is necessary. In my opinion I disapprove with the whole idea of how the gender roles in the Latino culture are so demanding and male dominant that as the women we need to stop what we're doing to cater to them which I find really annoying.
Why can't the male serve himself, cook, or give the women a massage after a long time at work? Personally as the years are passing by this tradition in this generation has switched, especially if you're college educated some women become very independent that doing so much for their husbands becomes a certain limit.
To some of the male youth and the female youth in the household the female has certain restrictions in which prohibits her into doing things she shouldn't do, like for example having a curfew or not being able to drink at a certain age because she's a female. Rather the male youth who doesn't get the curfew or in which he doesn't get no restrictions on drinking due to his age. Growing up with a half brother I know how annoying it can be from a female point of view to have to put up with different restrictions being put on me just because I'm a female. Most females can't go walking by a dark alley with the conscious that they might get raped, as for a male they can do everything they want without no fear.
-Cristal Canedo
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