Indian women traditionally have been the victims of patriarchal thinking,not just by men but even by woman themselves. mothers and mother in laws have this patriarchal philosophy so embedded in them that they religiously pass on to their progeny. Woman are fed right from the day they got into this world as to what makes a perfect woman, how to talk how to walk how to dress how to obey orders how to be dependent on the male members of the family even if it is her own son.
Few female children are not fortunate enough to even learn all this, thanks to female infanticide.
Coming to what I understand by women empowerment is, we would like woman to be informed on their rights and make her actively participate in the working of the system.
the first part of making powerful laws have been take care but is this enough??
There were laws made to empower women from the domestic violence, but would it be effective if woman has been taught that she has to suffer her husband's cruelty to be crowned as a good wife?
There were laws made to empoer woman economically by asking the parental property to be equally divided among the male and female children, but how effective will this be if it is to be robbed off her by a single signature asked by her husband/son?Divorce laws would make more sense when woman seeking divorce are not looked down by the society
What woman needs is not just empowerment with the laws being made on her favor but also a societal acceptance and woman herself believing in what she is .
in many cases a fellow women would be criticizing an other woman fighting for her rights!!!! why do u think that happens, its because of the old mind sets fed for years, that got to change for us to see
a world of equality. woman had to be taught to be more selfish, that it is ok to think of herself and not just her family. it is to be understood that fighting for ur rights and demanding what you duly deserve is not to be looked as a rebellion character but as natural it must be. only with a strong efforts on changing the mind set and social acceptance can any empowerment or any law would be effective.
Few female children are not fortunate enough to even learn all this, thanks to female infanticide.
Coming to what I understand by women empowerment is, we would like woman to be informed on their rights and make her actively participate in the working of the system.
the first part of making powerful laws have been take care but is this enough??
There were laws made to empower women from the domestic violence, but would it be effective if woman has been taught that she has to suffer her husband's cruelty to be crowned as a good wife?
There were laws made to empoer woman economically by asking the parental property to be equally divided among the male and female children, but how effective will this be if it is to be robbed off her by a single signature asked by her husband/son?Divorce laws would make more sense when woman seeking divorce are not looked down by the society
What woman needs is not just empowerment with the laws being made on her favor but also a societal acceptance and woman herself believing in what she is .
in many cases a fellow women would be criticizing an other woman fighting for her rights!!!! why do u think that happens, its because of the old mind sets fed for years, that got to change for us to see
a world of equality. woman had to be taught to be more selfish, that it is ok to think of herself and not just her family. it is to be understood that fighting for ur rights and demanding what you duly deserve is not to be looked as a rebellion character but as natural it must be. only with a strong efforts on changing the mind set and social acceptance can any empowerment or any law would be effective.
women traditionally have been the victims of patriarchal thinking,not just by men but even by woman themselves. - so true saki.
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