More Than a Name

A name symbolizes much more than just a word labeled onto you. It is something that you were given at birth permitting you with a sense of individual identity, and is worth holding onto. The tradition of the women in the relationship giving up her maiden name after marriage can easily be asserted to problems, including gender inequality. This controversy behind the tradition goes way back, showcasing how women are inferior to men by giving up there name, expanding on their spouses legacy and robbing them off their family tie. Although a single name throughout a whole family is easier and creates a closer knot between siblings and parents, it also takes away from the identity behind the wife's maiden name. Even though it is the tradition is for women to change their maiden name once married, there are other options such as using a hyphen or just keeping it as is. Thankfully, today we modernized the tradition by giving the women opportunities as to what they would like to do in regards to their name. Today, I don't think this is as big of a deal considering women of our generation are given the upper hand to choose and there are many other traits in which define a person other than the name originally labeled onto you.