Women are traditionally thought of as the caregivers in society. As caregivers they are often under appreciated. Most of the people who live below the poverty line in the United States are women and children.

Women are often expected to be the nurturers. Even if they are told that they should take care of themselves, they often find themselves in situations where they have to be the caregiver (such as raising children on their own) because if they didn’t, there would not be anyone who would. In relationships the pressure is often on them to take care of the home, which takes precious time, even if they work full time.

If the home is not clean, it is the woman who is often blamed. If a woman and a man end a relationship, people might say things like, but he gave her so much how could she leave him, when they do not know the reasons for the relationship not working out and giving a woman things does not mean that she is the man’s property.

The woman may spend her whole life being a full-time nurturing mother and, in the end, end up with nothing, not even a means to take care of herself if needs be. She may be raised to fulfill the role of a nurturer and not have the skills or ability to do anything else.

Times are changing, and women are in different, often unfamiliar circumstances. Women have more and different opportunities than they had in the past, but it is still important to continue to strive to improve ourselves every day as we adapt. We should allow ourselves to grow as much as we can even when we are often preoccupied with the care of others. I think that it is our task to keep up with the changing times, while not losing our hearts. We should also remember to be kind because everyone fights battles that we do not know about.