While studying my AO- Women and Development, my mind pondered over a few questions, answers to which I'm yet to find. Will i come across gender discrimination in my future life? If i do, then what am I going to do? Will I exercise my legal rights that have enough loop holes to disadvantage me rather than act in my favour? Why does the word women have men in it? Will men ever fight for women's rights?
There is absolutely no society in the world that can boast about it's perfect equity among the sexes. Gender discrimination is considered as the oldest form of discrimination that has diseased the societal framework across class, caste, religion and region. We are so used to it now, that many women don't even realise that they are being discriminated or ill-treated! Domestic violence is, appallingly, seen as an expression of love and a genuine attempt to make the other person a better person. It's puzzling that India has presented both the worst and best results of women upliftment. India was one of the first countries to bring women out of the four walls. The British Medical Journal predicates that India aborted at least a million girl foetuses in past two decades. (contradictory?????)
Renuka Chowdary revealed that when she interacted with a group of rural women, a lady came up to her and said,"My husband beats me, that's ok. But can my mother-in-law and sister-in-law also beat me?"
Well glorified planners of the country, i can't see results of your implications! Do the plans made by the government actually reach the ones who need them the most? Are these plans effective in these times? Will the roots of discrimination- patriarchy and sexism ever be eliminated?
In the hope that the w(omen)orld will become a better and equitable place with the conjoined efforts of all, I retire to contribute my bit.
2 comments:
good questions but sadly, this patriarchal society will never be able to come up with the desired answers. since exploitation is always economic in one or more aspects,whether of women or the working classes or children,what is necessary is dismantling of a society based on it(exploitation). this is an even more important period for all marginalised sections of the society to pressure the majority to reconsider all former tools of production, order of the state and international diplomacy(which should abolish war as an 'option' since its the women and children who suffer the most as a consequence)
i agree completely with you, these sad state of affairs depress me each day!
Post a Comment