A lot has changed since the last century, including the typical gender roles for men and women. Women have joined the workforce, and they are more self-sufficient than ever. Some men celebrate this newfound independence, while others are stuck in the past.
One artist, Eli Rezkallah, is out to show that the belief that a woman’s place is in the kitchen is old and outdated. His photographs in his series “In a Parallel Universe” force viewers to think critically about well-known gender roles.
“Last Thanksgiving,” Eli shares on his website, “I overheard my uncles talk about how women are better off cooking, taking care of the kitchen, and fulfilling ‘their womanly duties.’ Although I know that not all men like my uncles think that way I was surprised to learn that some still do, so I went on to imagine a parallel universe, where roles are inverted and men are given a taste of their own sexist poison.”
His recreations of advertisements from the past show just how much has changed over the years and prove that women are so much more than only homemakers.
Now that women are earning the wages, we could use someone to cook for us.
Gone are the days when women were weaker than men. No one can put a limit on our abilities.
Men have run the world for years. It’s time for us to take our turn.
This photo takes the phrase “being treated like a doormat” to a whole new level, and we won’t stand for it.
This bold image highlights the fact that women have so many talents outside of the kitchen; our cooking skills are not our only value.
Eli ingeniously shows the problems with last century’s attitudes toward women.
Now that we are in the professional field, maybe the man should take care of the chores.
Times are changing, and these outdated beliefs have to go.
Who says the woman should wash the dishes? Seems like a man’s job to me…
It’s time for some new thinking. It’s time for men to dress to impress and women to sit back and enjoy.
The sexist views that dominated the last century are unwanted and outdated. In his innovative photography, Eli Rezkallah shows the world that gender roles are blending, and women are capable of so much more than they have been given credit for.
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