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Is the condition of working women in India equitable, or do they just gain a second job besides all the home-making duties?
The excitement of getting a star (*) in class used to be the best feeling in the world when we were kids; but as we grow, stars change their meaning and so does our feeling for them.
People say, “We support gender equality and women’s empowerment”. I say that we don’t really support it – we just talk about it.
The word gender describes the socially constructed roles and responsibilities that societies consider appropriate for men and women. I believe that many Indian men want their wives to work but with certain predefined terms and conditions.
Being working women, we face a lot of challenges in our day-to-day lives. I believe that many working women can relate to this story.
My husband and I work in the same organization. Our working hours are the same, we travel together to our workplace and we have similiar levels of work pressure and stress. In spite of having an equal amount of challenges at the workplace, there is a big difference in my Job** and my husband’s Job. My job** comes with stars!
Let’s check out what these **(stars) actually mean.
**Terms and Conditions apply :
These are the some of the terms and conditions which we as working women face in our daily lives. There are many such conditions which we have to deal with everyday.
It is not a world where women can choose their priorities. It is a man’s world and women are allowed to do whatever they want – but with some stars attached to it!
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People say that women are the greatest enemies of women. I vehemently disagree. It is the patriarchal mindset that makes women believe in the wrong ideology.
The entire world celebrates International Women’s Day on March 8, 2024. It should be a joyful day, but unfortunately, not all women are entitled to this privilege, as violence against women is at its peak. The experience of oppression pushes many women to choose freedom. As far as patriotism is concerned, feminism is not a cup of tea in this society.
What happens when a woman decides to stand up for herself? Does this world easily accept the decisions of women in this society? What inspires them to be free of the clutches of the oppression that women have faced for ages? Most of the time, women do not get the chance to decide for themselves. Their lives are always at the mercy of someone, which can be their parents, siblings, husband, or children.
In some cases, women do not feel the need to make any decisions. They are taught to obey the patriarchal system, which makes them believe that they are right. In my family, I was never taught to make decisions on my own. It was always my parents who bought dresses and all that I needed.
14 years after her last feature film Dhobi Ghat, storyteller extraordinaire comes up with her new film, Laapataa Ladies, a must watch.
*Some spoilers alert*
Every religion around the world dictates terms to women. The onus is always on women to be ‘modest’ and cover their faces and bodies so men can’t be “tempted”, rather than on men to keep their eyes where they belong and behave like civilized beings. So much so that even rape has been excused on the grounds of women eating chowmein or ‘men will be men’. I think the best Hindi movie retort to this unwanted advice on ‘akeli ladki khuli tijori ki tarah hoti hai’ (an alone woman is like an open jewellery box) came from Geet in Jab We Met – Kya aap gyan dene ke paise lete hain kyonki chillar nahin hain mere paas.
The premise of Laapataa Ladies is beautifully simple – two brides clad in the ghunghat that covers their identity get mixed up on a train. Within this Russian Doll, you get a comedy of errors, a story of getting lost, a commentary on patriarchy’s attitude towards women, a mystery, and a tale of finding oneself, all in one. Done with a mostly light touch that has you laughing and nodding along.
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