Wednesday 20 March 2013

Gender Inequality!

For ages it was believed that the different characteristics, roles and status accorded to women and men in society. All these ge determined by sex, that they're natural and therefore not changeable. Gender is seen closely related to the roles and behaviour assigned to women and men based on their sexual differences. As soon as a child is born, families & society begin the process of gendering. The birth of the son is celebrated the birth of daughter filled in pain; sons are showered with love, respect, better food and proper health care.
Boys are encouraged to be tough and outgoing; girls are encouraged to be homebound and shy. All these gender difference is created by society.
Gender inequality dwells not only outside the household but also centrally within it. This is due to its socio-economic & religious practices that resulted in wide gap between the position of men & women in the society. In childhood, a female is subject to her father, in youth to her husband, when her husband is dead to her sons; a women is never independant. She has got no identity of herself. Women's lives are shaped by customs that are centuries old.
"May you be the mother of hundred sons" is a common Hindu wedding blessing. My question is why the women are not being given blessing to have a baby girl. After all they will be the one who will carry your family forward. In Hindu mythology, it is believed that your son can only carry your family's name & generation. Because of which there is a widespread practice of aborting female foetuses. Even in Islam women don;t  have equal rights to make independant decisions about choice of partner' getting a divorce, & custody of their children. Though The Quran views women and men to be equal in human dignity. People take help of their respective religion for gender inequality. But it's not the religion, but the creepy people, their own-made society & laws who draw such disgusting lines between the two gender. Every religion, be it Hinduism, Islam, Christianity or any other is pure & sacred and gives the message of love, peace, humanity & equality.
A son is never told to behave but a daughter is always bombarded with enormous do's & don't's ! Often parents or some family members are heard saying their daughter, don't go outside in evenings or don't wear such clothes. It may catch people's eye. I don't understand why can't you tell your son that don't do any immoral or inhumane behavior. By putting such creepy laws & restrictions on women, you're not only disrespecting one particular woman but the womb from where you came out into this beautiful world, which you want to make hell for woman just to satisfy your own male ego.
It has adverse impact on development, goal as reduces economic growth. It is common to find girls & women suffering from high morality rates. It hampers the overall well being because blocking women from participation in social, political & economic activities can adversely affect the whole society.

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