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How often are we, almost half the country’s population, to be mocked and humiliated from the pulpit? Just wondering why it works.
Twice in one year, every woman in this country has been mercilessly mocked from the pulpit of our democracy.
Case 1: When the Prime Minister talked about Nari Shakti whilst convicted rapists were garlanded. We swallowed it.
Case 2: When the Prime Minister exalted the democracy of our country whilst voices of women wrestlers speaking up against sexual harassment were violently suppressed. We swallowed it.
Yesterday’s heroes are today’s villains. Exploited for a photo op at the time of their success, they are now abandoned. Not one person holding high office in government will lend their support or even sympathy.
Not even the women.
Don’t the women with powerful portfolios in government feel offended by this treatment of their countrywomen? Don’t they feel any compassion or sympathy? Or are they just powerless props?
If women in power are silenced, then what message is the government sending almost half the population of the country?
We keep harping on having powerful women in government. Unfortunately, that particular power does not mean much in the context that it is advertised, if it cannot be used to help other women. It feels as if women have been given positions of power, just to demonstrate how powerless they really are.
If that’s not the case, then I strongly urge The President, The Finance Minister and the Minister of Women and Child Development, to speak up, so young girls do not feel hopeless and discouraged. It’s in your hands. The power is yours, if only you will choose to use it.
Use it one time, and the brave women of the country will be proud of you. They are already speaking up for themselves, but you owe them your support.
Do not let them down, for little girls are watching how you are treating their heroes, the ones not so long ago, you asked them to look up to. Speak up and redeem yourselves in the eyes of little girls all over the country.
Kanika G, a physicist by training and a mother of 2 girls, started writing to entertain her older daughter with stories, thus opening the flood gates on a suppressed passion. Today she has written over read more...
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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.
It is shameful that in today's world too, women are abused and even killed for giving birth to a girl, and the infant's life is also of no value.
Trigger Warning: This deals with domestic violence, suicide, and violence against women, and may be triggering to survivors.
I am so glad that the esteemed courts are now giving the much-required verdicts regarding certain ideologies that were not at all entertained earlier. I mean we all have studied this much biology at our school level and it is our duty (our generation) to educate our elders about it.
Why someone have to lose a life to bring such awareness to the society. Delhi High Court gave this judgement concerning a case that filed by the deceased daughter’s parents against her in-laws. She committed suicide as she was harassed and tortured for dowry and giving birth to two daughters.
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