Even today we have many indian cultures where women have to hide behind either dupatta or saree or burkha. I want to ask those cultures, I am a woman and I am not ashamed of anything then why do I have to hide behind a 'Pallu'!!!
The hypocrite Indian society gives you a reason that it is for your own good. We are protecting you from the society. I just don't get it from who are you protecting women?!! If it is from some rapists then rather than asking them to hide behind a 'pallu', give them a pepper spray, enroll them in a self defense class.
There are many Indian families where women have to follow the dressing permitted by the husband's family even if they hate them from the core of their heart. Women have to stop studying further if her family wishes so. Women have to quit their job if their family wishes to and even if they wish to continue their job. And even for all of this the reason given by the families is we are taking care of the women, they don't need to work. They can stay safe and happy. We are protecting them from the outside world. If you expect women to be happy in such a situation then what was the need of India fighting for its freedom. Would the Indians be happy with the explanation that English will rule India and protect you against attacks by any other nations!!!??? Of course the answer to this was No as we saw Indians fight against the English rule. Then why is it that the 'Male Anarchy' is still allowed in India? There are millions of households where, just because man is the sole earning member of the house, women are left at their mercy. The KING - the man of the house can treat them the way he wishes!
I have to say my parents did a very good job in bringing me up when I was treated equal to my two brothers. I never had this feeling when I was growing up that my brothers are in any way dearer to my parents or are more important or they can dominate me!
But when are we going to start treating our daughters-in-law equal to our sons??!!! I think it is for the educated women to fight for the uneducated women now. It is for the mothers to fight for their daughters. Just because the mother spent her whole life on the mercy of her husband, the daughters need not do it. And I believe it is only and only women education that can empower women. It is only education that can make a woman capable of telling her husband, we are both equal in every respect and I AM PROUD OF BEING A WOMAN.
The hypocrite Indian society gives you a reason that it is for your own good. We are protecting you from the society. I just don't get it from who are you protecting women?!! If it is from some rapists then rather than asking them to hide behind a 'pallu', give them a pepper spray, enroll them in a self defense class.
There are many Indian families where women have to follow the dressing permitted by the husband's family even if they hate them from the core of their heart. Women have to stop studying further if her family wishes so. Women have to quit their job if their family wishes to and even if they wish to continue their job. And even for all of this the reason given by the families is we are taking care of the women, they don't need to work. They can stay safe and happy. We are protecting them from the outside world. If you expect women to be happy in such a situation then what was the need of India fighting for its freedom. Would the Indians be happy with the explanation that English will rule India and protect you against attacks by any other nations!!!??? Of course the answer to this was No as we saw Indians fight against the English rule. Then why is it that the 'Male Anarchy' is still allowed in India? There are millions of households where, just because man is the sole earning member of the house, women are left at their mercy. The KING - the man of the house can treat them the way he wishes!
I have to say my parents did a very good job in bringing me up when I was treated equal to my two brothers. I never had this feeling when I was growing up that my brothers are in any way dearer to my parents or are more important or they can dominate me!
But when are we going to start treating our daughters-in-law equal to our sons??!!! I think it is for the educated women to fight for the uneducated women now. It is for the mothers to fight for their daughters. Just because the mother spent her whole life on the mercy of her husband, the daughters need not do it. And I believe it is only and only women education that can empower women. It is only education that can make a woman capable of telling her husband, we are both equal in every respect and I AM PROUD OF BEING A WOMAN.
