Midwife and female rights advocate Saviour Adonpoka Azaare has urged society to stop placing excessive pressure on women to marry and have children within socially accepted timelines, saying women should be allowed to “work within their own space.”
Speaking on Dreamz FM’s “Breakfast Today” program, Azaare challenged long-standing social expectations that define women mainly by marriage, motherhood and domestic responsibilities.
She said modern women are increasingly educated, financially independent and capable of making informed decisions about their own lives, but society often labels such women as proud or disrespectful.
“Most independent women are autonomous in the sense that they can make informed decisions about what goes around their lives, who comes in and who goes out,” she said.
According to her, society wrongly assumes that women who are career-driven or unmarried are failing to meet traditional expectations.
“Society expects that a woman should get married, get a career, raise a family and support siblings all at the same time. It doesn’t work that way,” Azaare said. “Allow women breathe so that we can work on our own pace.”
She argued that respect and humility should not be judged based on whether a woman conforms to traditional gender roles.
“What you term as disrespectful, another person may not see it that way,” she said. “A woman making her own decisions does not make her proud.”
Azaare also rejected the notion that independent women do not value relationships or family life, saying women still need meaningful people around them for advice, support and growth.
“We all need people in our lives,” she said. “It is not necessarily a man.”
The female rights advocate noted that societal attitudes toward women are gradually changing as more women gain education and empowerment.
“Our mothers didn’t talk the way we are talking because they were not empowered,” she said. “Women today know they also have a say and can walk their own paths without being judged.”
She further stressed that career women are capable of balancing professional responsibilities with marriage and parenting.
“I see a lot of career women who have families, are raising children and excelling in their careers,” Azaare said. “There is balance in everything they are doing.”
Midwife and female rights advocate Saviour Adonpoka Azaare has urged society to stop placing excessive pressure on women to marry and have children within socially accepted timelines, saying women should be allowed to “work within their own space.”
Speaking on Dreamz FM’s “Breakfast Today” program, Azaare challenged long-standing social expectations that define women mainly by marriage, motherhood and domestic responsibilities.
She said modern women are increasingly educated, financially independent and capable of making informed decisions about their own lives, but society often labels such women as proud or disrespectful.
“Most independent women are autonomous in the sense that they can make informed decisions about what goes around their lives, who comes in and who goes out,” she said.
According to her, society wrongly assumes that women who are career-driven or unmarried are failing to meet traditional expectations.
“Society expects that a woman should get married, get a career, raise a family and support siblings all at the same time. It doesn’t work that way,” Azaare said. “Allow women breathe so that we can work on our own pace.”
She argued that respect and humility should not be judged based on whether a woman conforms to traditional gender roles.
“What you term as disrespectful, another person may not see it that way,” she said. “A woman making her own decisions does not make her proud.”
Azaare also rejected the notion that independent women do not value relationships or family life, saying women still need meaningful people around them for advice, support and growth.
“We all need people in our lives,” she said. “It is not necessarily a man.”
The female rights advocate noted that societal attitudes toward women are gradually changing as more women gain education and empowerment.
“Our mothers didn’t talk the way we are talking because they were not empowered,” she said. “Women today know they also have a say and can walk their own paths without being judged.”
She further stressed that career women are capable of balancing professional responsibilities with marriage and parenting.
“I see a lot of career women who have families, are raising children and excelling in their careers,” Azaare said. “There is balance in everything they are doing.”
