Women play a very important role in the general growth of every society, and India is no different. Yet what is surprising is that, given her fair share in human growth, she remains at the whim in people; at least in our part of the world.
The silver lining, though, is the recent surge in political protests led by women across India. She’s out there to counter well-established gender inequality stereotypes and highly rooted patriarchal stranglehold on the fairer sex.
A woman is a much stronger character than a male; not only having to take care of herself but also of the entire family as a daughter, granddaughter, sister, daughter-in-law, wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, etc. No small job of some sort of creativity. Add to that her position as an influential member of society as a working woman in various fields of life. A woman has just come of age.
Earlier women in India were faced with problems such as child marriage, sati pratha, parda pratha, widow remarriage limits, widow abuse, devadasi, etc. Nonetheless, nearly all these traditional traditions have almost vanished. Yet that doesn’t mean an end to women’s problems. Modern and modern-day problems have arisen, making life challenging for women.
Women’s problems also dominate the attention of social scientists, legislatures, policy organisations, social activists and reformers. Approaches to the study of women’s problems vary from gerontology to psychology and criminology. Nevertheless, one critical topic affecting women, which has been widely overlooked, is the question of abuse against women.
Violence against Women
Violence toward women is as ancient as humanity. It is currently found not only in developed or developing countries but also in the developed world. In Indian culture, women are often regarded predominantly as the property of her husband. The husband has the same right of control over her as he does over any properties in the home. In such a case, the best way to penalize a man is to take away his property, i.e. his woman.
Unfortunately, there is a special case in India in which all forms of violence coexist; in particular the elimination of women, e.g. selective foeticide, female infanticide, bride burning, and sati. The women, right from the moment of entering the husband’s household, are seeking to abandon their own identities and adapt everything to the needs of the new house and the people who live in it.
Yet brutality against women; such as dowry-related assault, death, marital rape, sexual exploitation, lack of nutritious food, female genital mutilation, etc; from the womb to the tomb continues.
Abuse of women can be both domestic and public, physical, emotional, or mental. Girls are fearful of violence in their hearts, which hinders their complete involvement in other aspects of life.
Reference: https://kashmirobserver.net/2020/02/20/women-in-india-issues-and-challenges/
