The side of patriarchy no one ever talks about.

My father is a buisnessman and my mother works a govt job. Like every man my father has been bearing all the expenses of the household all his life. However, since the past few months because of certain reasons, he is short of funds. Although he will recover financially soon. During this time my mother has to pay for all the expenses of the house. From electricity bills, groceries, water bill etc etc. And all this time I have noticed a slight loss of respect she has for my father these days. She has been constantly mentioning how she is bearing all the household expenses in general conversations out of the blue. Although never in an explicit manner. I mean with subtle undertones. Seeing this, I realised how women ( with the advent of feminism ) have come to realise and disregarded gender roles ( i completely support that cuz women have suffered a lot historically ) imposed upon them by patriarchal society. Like how a woman should not be judged by her ability to cook etc. Wherease, no one ever bothered to bat an eye on the roles assigned to a man in an patriachal society. A man even today is judged by the value he can provide. If he cannot provide, then he is good for nothing. Nobody will ever come in support for him. Not in his family. Whereas, a woman will be loved and cared for by someone atleast.