Initially I had no plans to write this article today, but
then I have been thinking about this since morning and have finally decide to
put down my thoughts. This article from my point is important not because today
is international women’s day but because it is a voice of many (50% population)
like me. Though my aim is that it becomes the voice of the whole 100% population
(which included both men and women). I believe that feminism is as much a
concern of men as it is of women.
It has been 7mins
since I have been trying to figure out from where to start talking about the
issues concerning women. But clearly I do not know which one to put first. Because
they are so many in number. From their health to hygiene, education to equality,
freedom of speech to voting rights, and many more. Referring to manu-smiriti,
it says that ‘drum, donkey, illiterate, women, animals and untouchables deserve
to be physically punished’. I have no idea what logic explains such statements,
where a women and an untouchable is placed equal to animals and are considered
worth physical punishment. You must be wondering why on earth am I bringing
this thing up, this is an age old custom. I feel very sad to point out that
these practise still exist and the worst part is that the people in big cities
who are educated enough are a part of this culture. Even today a large number
of FIRs are registered against domestic violence and I am sure there is no
count of the ones not registered.
I feel tremendous happiness seeing women achieving high
positions in different sectors. But if we notice these are very few (can be
counted on your fingers). There are hardly any women representatives in the
parliament. A woman prime minister is a rare view. But if by chance a woman
reaches a point as high as men have been achieving, she will be more appreciated
for her looks and nurturing habits rather than the hard work she does every day
at her job. A woman wearing short is not at all acceptable. It leads to all
sorts of gossips and talks. On the other hand it is absolutely fine for a guy to move around in shorts and vest, showing off his nipples. Have you ever
thought that they might also arouse women sexually, by such dress code? No.
because women are by birth considered pure. They don’t have hormones and
neither do they have sexual desires. They are considered nothing more than sex
toys.
If you recall what I said in the beginning of this article
that these issues are not just women issues, because when we are defining what
a women should be like, we automatically imply that this is not how a man
should be like. So guys, let us just try and make this world equally comfortable
for both the sexes.
