They say a woman is the one, who brings us to life. They say a woman is the one, who takes care of us when we are in trouble, and they also say a woman is the one, who can sacrifice her life for her family but the question is, what are we doing to that woman?
An 8th class girl being gang raped by her own classmates is not the answer one expects of that question. In fact, reading news like this in a newspaper is a disgrace on our society. Incidents like this happen on a daily basis but it’s the incapability of the woman of India that she can’t do anything about it.
People start talking, media asks questions, police investigates the case and everyone, suddenly, becomes saints, but in all of this, we forget that woman, the woman who suffered the entire trauma. We forget that woman who is someone’s mother, daughter, wife or a friend.
And all this leads to a one single question and that is, are women really safe in India? And if not, what’s the reason behind it? The answer is, incontrovertibly, no. And there is no one single reason behind it.
First and the foremost reason is the lack of independent women in our country whom the young girls can look upon as their role models. Being independent can give immense confidence to someone which is surely lacking in the women of India of all age groups.
There is also one reason which people don’t mention and that is the behavior of parents. In our society, a mother has to agree with whatever a father says as he is reckoned to be the head of the family. A woman has no say in the decisions especially if it is a joint family. This type of behavior often leads to lack of confidence among girls.
The gang rape incident has brought a light on the functioning of the teenagers and also highlighted the need for sex education in the study curriculums. Those who disagree with this, especially parents, have to realize that there is no way in which you can control your child. A time where children are exposed to such stuff through media, internet, friends and other thousand countless ways, it’s just impossible to stop them.
Instead of putting restrictions over them, you’ve to talk to them so that they can have proper knowledge about sex and they can know what is right and what is wrong. With 2.4 million people suffering from HIV in India, there is a serious need to educate children about sex before it’s too late.
One last reason for the poor condition of women is the pervert nature of Indian men. Leave the Indian women, even tourists complain about us and this is damaging the image of India on a global level. Teenagers, often, take pride in doing eve teasing and this is where everything starts. Parents have to take responsibility of their kids and their actions and Indian men have to control their pervert nature and start respecting women.
They say if you can’t help yourself then no one will help you, and this is true for the women in our city. If you won’t then there will be same incidents again and again and the same question will come up again, ‘Are women safe in India?’
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