yet I have friends who have chosen to change their name and adopt that of their husbands.
It is up to the individual, as Gypsy said.
Nobody is saying that we in the west are perfect, CBD. God knows, we mess things up as badly as the next guy.
I would argue that this region (and some other European countries) are FAR, FAR ahead of us in certain things such as guaranteed maternity leave, etc. Many benefits that relate to family issues are much more enshrined here than they are in the US -- so in that regard, you're decades ahead of us.
This isn't a "let's slam the Arab world" thread.
"Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise."
-- Maya Angelou
yet I have friends who have chosen to change their name and adopt that of their husbands.
It is up to the individual, as Gypsy said.
Nobody is saying that we in the west are perfect, CBD. God knows, we mess things up as badly as the next guy.
I would argue that this region (and some other European countries) are FAR, FAR ahead of us in certain things such as guaranteed maternity leave, etc. Many benefits that relate to family issues are much more enshrined here than they are in the US -- so in that regard, you're decades ahead of us.
This isn't a "let's slam the Arab world" thread.
"Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise."
-- Maya Angelou