A few hundred years ago, things were straightforward, when a man and a woman got married, the wife changed her surname to that of her husband' s name. But nowadays they are matters of concern. I completely disagree with changing woman' s surname, as I see that as a transfer of subservience from father to husband, and losing women' s identities to that of men' s.
Firstly, in the internet age, all the work that the woman did under her previous name is not going to show up in google search anymore. If someone is trying to track her down for job opportunities with the previous name, then it will be a tough time in finding hassles which include changing in all government records, causing more burden. This implicitly imposes her to lose her identity personally and also professionally.
Secondly, when it comes to marriage, it is very obvious that the change is imposed mainly on women. She is expected to relocate to her husband' s place, leaving her family, job and everything behind. If she refuses to take up the change, she will be considered as violating the tradition and not respecting the family and their culture. Women are expected to be communal, sacrificing their individual interests to the well-being of the family and having the husband' s name as a surname can be seen as selfish and forcing them to be the change. It may seem easier to ask men to change their surname according to that of women, but it is always an invisible option and placing the burden entirely on the women to take up the change.
To conclude, having a surname of husband’s is solely a woman' s decision. The family should respect the women' s individuality and should not run behind the tag of owning. In my opinion, people should consider marriage is all about the connection of two hearts, not a name changing event.
A few hundred years ago, things were straightforward, when a
man
and a
woman
got
married, the wife
changed
her
surname
to that of her
husband&
#039; s
name
.
But
nowadays they are matters of concern. I completely disagree with changing
woman&
#039; s
surname
, as I
see
that as a transfer of subservience from father to
husband
, and losing
women&
#039; s identities to that of
men&
#039; s.
Firstly
, in the internet age, all the work that the
woman
did under her previous
name
is not going to
show
up in google search anymore. If someone is trying to
track
her down for job opportunities with the previous
name
, then it will be a tough time in finding hassles which include changing in all
government
records, causing more burden. This
implicitly
imposes her to lose her identity
personally
and
also
professionally
.
Secondly
, when it
comes
to marriage, it is
very
obvious that the
change
is imposed
mainly
on
women
. She is
expected
to relocate to her
husband&
#039; s place, leaving her
family
, job and everything behind. If she refuses to take up the
change
, she will
be considered
as violating the tradition and not respecting the
family
and their culture.
Women
are
expected
to be communal, sacrificing their individual interests to the well-being of the
family
and having the
husband&
#039; s
name
as a
surname
can be
seen
as selfish and forcing them to be the
change
. It may seem easier to ask
men
to
change
their
surname
according to that of
women
,
but
it is always an invisible option and placing the burden
entirely
on the
women
to take up the
change
.
To conclude
, having a
surname
of
husband’s
is
solely
a
woman&
#039; s decision. The
family
should respect the
women&
#039; s individuality and should not run behind the tag of owning. In my opinion,
people
should consider marriage is all about the connection of two hearts, not a
name
changing
event
.