Women and Society
According to the
religious teaching of Upanishads, Purans and other religious texts. Women is
considered as the influential and empowering force which can demolish or fight
with all evilness. The above statement from the religious text showcased women
as the fighter but in today’s modern world the society doesn’t identify women
as the fighter or the empowering force. Women’s are being observed as the
caretaker or housewife whose role is just to take care and feed the family.
There are some stereotypes set by the society which clearly displays the narrow
thinking of the society about the women. In India men are considered to be
superior in every field and job which is not true. There are many women who has
set themselves as an example and confuted the society. An ordinary Indian women
who takes care of the family and handle it deliberately still has to face a lot
of questions from the society for their work. This scenario is not only with
housewife or the women who takes care of the family but it is also faced by the
working women of the country. A working women is being questioned by the
society about her work. Earlier, the women who work and earns money for her
family are considered to be substandard according to the stereotypes set by the
society. There are many problems faced by the women like one of the problem is dowry
system where the money is demanded from the family members of the girl and if
the money is not received then consequences are faced by the girl in order to
receive the money. Another such problems is rejection during the birth time. In
our country if boy is born in the ordinary family are declared as the successor
of the family but if a girl is born it leads to a thinking about humiliation
and fear “what will society say?” This attitude towards a girl needs to be
changed as the girls born in the family are considered to be fulfilment
according to religious beliefs but the question arises why the society is not
conventionalized?
A women has to go
through lots of intolerable beliefs of the society. While a working women has
to face some factors at the workplace like the attitude of the men employers to
a women employer and the reflective pleasure of men of being a male. And the narrow
thinking that how can a women can compete with the men? Another issue faced by
the home caretaker women is domestic violence by the mens.They have to face lot
of troubles by the men. According to the data exhibited by the Wikipedia 70% of
the women are the victim of domestic violence in India. The main causes of
domestic violence is related to the family related issue or caste issues or the
dowry system as mentioned earlier. As in the 21st century is
contemplated as the ultra-modern period in which a women from the urban areas
are on the loose from the society but the problems lies with the girls and
women from the rural area racing the same stuff as earlier faced by the women.
One more issue which need to be highlighted is Child marriage. In India child
marriage was the tradition which was followed by the every person. If a girl
reached at the puberty (aged around 8 to 11) then the girl is ready for the
marriage as the norms were fastened by the society. The girl was forced to
marry a men who was colossal to her age. This practice was opposed by many of
the activists and it was also the most debatable topic at that time. But in our
modern time the scenario is changing and a girl or a women have proven
themselves as a self- sufficient or self-supporting. The women of this era can achieve
all the heights which are achieved by the men’s in all fields. The beliefs and helplessness
of women according to the men’s are changing. The perception of society about a
women is ameliorating. According to me final conclusion about the society and
women are improving due to quality values and education which has been taught
and understood by the people.
Let me know about your views in the comment section.
Comments
Post a Comment