Women Empowerment and The Society
A woman has always been portrayed as a damsel in distress in almost all the Contexts in Indian cinema. It is only recently that women started playing roles in movies which were self empowered and did not need a man to get validated.
Where does it end ?
This is a question people need to ask themselves when it comes to Indian women. Our society views the journey of a woman with the destination of marriage, no matter how much success she might have achieved.
India got it's first female educator in 1848 AD, Savitribai Phule. Then years after that the Indian nation accepted the leadership of a female Prime Minister, then with Kalpana Chawala becoming the first female astronaut of India and Pratibha Patil as the first female President of the country, many norms were broken . Ever since then many women have made a place for them in this Patriarchal society.
But we also need to remember that these are just a few women who have had a difficult journey to finally reach a place where they are recognised for their work and not just as a gender.
So, to all the women out there if anybody ever asks you what more do you want ? Hasn't there been enough progress already where females get opportunities in the world now ? Tell that person that "No, this is not enough and there is still a long way to go up untill there is no need to ask this question of 'Isnt this enough?' to any woman ever again".
It is not just about portraying to the world that women are getting opportunities and attention now or not but is mostly about the mindset of the people in our society who need to understand that women are equally important and should be given the same treatment and respect as any other human being. Instead of Instilling a fear of survival without a man and Inferiority in their minds from the beginning, by not just the outside world but also by their own families, the society should encourage and believe that everyone and not just women can survive on their own.
Yes, today the situation is much better than what was years ago.
But still it is not enough.
Where does it end ?
This is a question people need to ask themselves when it comes to Indian women. Our society views the journey of a woman with the destination of marriage, no matter how much success she might have achieved.
India got it's first female educator in 1848 AD, Savitribai Phule. Then years after that the Indian nation accepted the leadership of a female Prime Minister, then with Kalpana Chawala becoming the first female astronaut of India and Pratibha Patil as the first female President of the country, many norms were broken . Ever since then many women have made a place for them in this Patriarchal society.
But we also need to remember that these are just a few women who have had a difficult journey to finally reach a place where they are recognised for their work and not just as a gender.
So, to all the women out there if anybody ever asks you what more do you want ? Hasn't there been enough progress already where females get opportunities in the world now ? Tell that person that "No, this is not enough and there is still a long way to go up untill there is no need to ask this question of 'Isnt this enough?' to any woman ever again".
It is not just about portraying to the world that women are getting opportunities and attention now or not but is mostly about the mindset of the people in our society who need to understand that women are equally important and should be given the same treatment and respect as any other human being. Instead of Instilling a fear of survival without a man and Inferiority in their minds from the beginning, by not just the outside world but also by their own families, the society should encourage and believe that everyone and not just women can survive on their own.
Yes, today the situation is much better than what was years ago.
But still it is not enough.
Immense!
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Delete👍👍 nice one.
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DeleteI liked the content. But it would have been better if it talked about things we see daily. That what women want isn't reserved coach or seats in metro, but freedom to travel alone. Maybe, you could have talked about that women have outperformed men in many sense and sectors. Wish to see that in the continuation part, if any.
ReplyDeleteThank you and I will keep this in mind.
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