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You must have heard that girls top in 10th and 12th exams, but after getting that, they disappear. Why is this so?
Education is a fundamental right of every person. A lot of research and surveys suggest, the solution to almost all societal problems, is education. But, is education practically improving women’s social/economic status? The answer is partially yes.
It is fortunate that society thinks it’s good to give a school education or a degree to a girl child at the least. But, is education only having a degree or a job? In reality, does a girl have freedom to take decisions in her life? Practically, a big NO.
Whether a girl is educated or uneducated, literate or illiterate, employed or unemployed, dowry is still in practice in some sections of society. And it is surprising that the current generation of girls are accepting it so as custom and tradition.
On one hand, if we look back at the past decade, of course many changes have happened in terms of education and job availability. Women have struggled a lot to get these rights. Even though the constitution has given women complete freedom, it is not a ground reality yet. Whenever a decision taken by a woman goes wrong, instead of finding a solution, they are criticised. And worse, family and society won’t let them take any future decisions.
You must have heard that girls top in 10th and 12th exams, but after getting that, they disappear. But in reality, what is happening in that stage, between the ages of 18-22? Why is there a drastic change in a girl’s life? Why is there a distraction from academics in the final year of her degree? Everyone must understand having a certificate is not sufficient. After getting her education, what a girl thinks and how she builds her career is very much important. But her thinking is either criticised or completely blocked by the age of 22 or 23.
So, education is not just a degree or just a means to get a job. It’s about having financial freedom, able to make tough decisions, prioritising needs, becoming responsible citizens in one’s professional as well as personal life.
It’s not that women should be given high importance compared to men. It’s about treating women equal to men!
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UP Boards Topper Prachi Nigam was trolled on social media for her facial hair; our obsession with appearance is harsh on young minds.
Prachi Nigam’s photo has been doing the rounds on social media for the right reasons. Well, scratch that- I wish the above statement were true. This 15-year-old girl should ideally be revelling in her spectacular achievement of scoring a whopping 98.05% and topping her tenth-grade boards. But oddly enough, along with her marks, it’s something else that garners more attention – her facial hair.
While the trolls are driving themselves giddy by mocking this girl who hasn’t even completed her school yet, the ones who are taking her side are going one step ahead – they are sharing her photoshopped pictures, sans the facial hair, looking nothing less than a celebrity with captions saying – “Prachi Nigam, ten years later”.
Doctors have already diagnosed her with PCOD in their comments, based on photographic evidence. While we have names for people shamed for their weight – body shaming, for their skin colour- racism, for their age- age shaming, for being a female- sexism, this category of shaming where one faces criticism for their appearance has no name. With that, it also has zero shame attached to it.
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